Japan
19:21 :
Japan December core machinery orders drop 7.1% -
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japan's core machinery orders, considered a key leading economic indicator, fell 7.1% in December compared to a year earlier, the government reported Thursday. Economists had on average expected a drop of 5% for the core ...
06:11 :
Japan: Poor weather weighs on business sentiment -
Sentiment among the Economy Watchers deteriorated sharply in January. However, our own seasonal adjustment suggests that business sentiment was virtually unchanged. The expectations index improved despite severe downside risks such as yen appreciation ...
03:39 :
Nissan Q3 up on brisk sales, keeps forecasts -
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co pushed up quarterly operating profit by 3.6 percent as record car sales last year boosted its market share in every major region, and it kept its full-year forecast unchanged at the highest level ...
02:59 :
USD gains against the yen -
Asian Market Update: Markets hopeful for a solution in Greece; USD gains against the yen Economic Data - (JP)
JAPAN DEC CURRENT ACCOUNT TOTAL: ¥303.5B V ¥340BE; ADJUSTED CURRENT ACCOUNT TOTAL: ¥752.3B V ¥625BE (3-month high); CURRENT ACCOUNT ...
19:19 :
Japan hits first annual goods trade gap since 1963 -
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japan's current-account surplus widened to 303.5 billion yen ($3.95 billion) in December, while the merchandise trade account saw its first annual deficit in almost half a century. The current-account surplus was up from ...
12:24 :
Japan Used Stealth Intervention to Safeguard Export Earnings -
Data released today by the ministry of finance in Japan indicates that Japan used stealth intervention in November to prevent the Yen from making more gains as exports became more and more expensive. The data showed that the ministry ...
10:16 :
Nikon captures 'big picture' with D800 -
After disasters in Japan and
Thailand set back production of new camera models in 2011, Japan's Nikon has been announcing new cameras at a torrid pace so far this year including its latest DSLR called the Nikon D800 which boasts ...
22:04 :
Will The Yen's Rise Hurt Toyota and Honda? -
If you were paying attention in our Japan lesson in the School of Pipsology, you can skip on right ahead and see the cool stuff. If not, then shame on you! Here's a quick crash course on the Japanese economy to get you up to speed. After ...
19:17 :
Japan conducted secret forex intervention: reports -
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japan's government and central bank conducted 1 trillion yen ($13 billion) worth of unannounced foreign-exchange intervention in early November, according to a Tuesday report in the Asahi Shimbun. Japan's last public move ...
15:05 :
Mezeo Software Announces National Master Distributor for Japan -
HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - Feb 6, 2012) - Mezeo Software®, a leading provider of cloud storage management solutions, today announced the appointment of a master distributor for Japan, AIR Company Limited, a Japanese company focused on software ...
23:26 :
Temperatures spike at damaged Japan reactor: NHK -
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Temperatures are mysteriously rising in one of the damaged reactors at the crippled Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power station, according to a report on Monday by Japanese broadcaster NHK. The No. 2 reactor has been giving off ...
07:41 :
Japan rattles the cages on the strong yen -
Policy-makers in Tokyo are writhing in discomfort over the latest pop in the Japanese currency, with
USD/JPY down to near 76 from nearer 78 a week ago. Japanese Finance Minister Azumi has weighed in, claiming that it is partly the ...
19:53 :
Japan stocks open lower as earnings weigh -
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japan stocks edged down in early Friday trading, with the market offering a mixed decision on earnings released the previous evening. The
Nikkei Stock Average slipped 0.2% to 8,859.36, though the ...
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