Japan, which has the world's third-largest economy, saw exports soar to 107.9 trillion yen ($691 billion) for 2024, rising past the 100 million yen mark for the second straight year, the Associated ...
Exports measured in value gained 2.8% from a year ago led by chip-making machinery and semiconductor parts, although shipments fell in terms of volume.
Another 0.25 percentage-point hike to Japanese rates has come and gone without markets batting an eye. That is surely the point of the central bank’s drive to normalise monetary policy. With wages and ...