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Asia Japan market review: Is Japan heading for a double-dip recession?

Share prices in Japan delivered a muted performance during May as investors digested lacklustre economic data alongside concerns over the prospects for the approaching Tokyo Olympic Games.

Adviser-Hub 14th Jun 2021

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Asia Japan market review: Japan’s inflation remains lacklustre

Business confidence in Japan improved during the first three months of 2021.

Adviser-Hub 21st May 2021

Article-Japan-01-2019 Market Updates

Asia Japan market review: Asia set to benefit from US stimulus

The Asia Pacific region is set to benefit from a stronger global recovery, according to S&P Global Ratings.

Adviser-Hub 20th Apr 2021

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Asia Japan market review: Hopes of US stimulus boost sentiment

Despite a surge in Covid-19 infections that led to a state of emergency being declared in the four prefectures of Tokyo, Chiba, Saitama, and Kanagawa, Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 Index reached a thre...

Adviser-Hub 16th Feb 2021

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Asia Japan market review: Asian markets surge in November

Equity markets in Asia performed strongly during November, driven by hopes that Covid-19 vaccines will soon be widely available.

Adviser-Hub 15th Dec 2020

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Asia Japan market review: Question-marks over Asia’s recovery

The IMF expects the Asia Pacific economy to shrink by 2.2% in 2020; nevertheless, the region is set to post a healthy recovery in 2021 with growth of 6.9%

Adviser-Hub 11th Nov 2020

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Asia Japan market review: Australia tips into recession

As anticipated, Yoshihide Suga took office as Japan’s Prime Minister in September following the resignation of Shinzo Abe on the grounds of ill health. Mr Suga is widely expected to carry on with Mr A...

Adviser-Hub 14th Oct 2020

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Asia Japan market review: Asian economies fall into recession

Investor sentiment in Australia received a blow from the government’s decision to put the state of Victoria into lockdown following a surge in Covid-19 infections.

Adviser-Hub 11th Aug 2020

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Asia Japan market review: Recovery remains far off

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda warned during June that a second wave of COVID-19 infections could cause “considerable” harm to Japan’s economy.

Adviser-Hub 5th Aug 2020

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Asia Japan market review: Concerns over Hong Kong’s future

Share prices in Hong Kong dived during May on the news that China was set to make national security laws for the territory, clamping down on dissent and raising questions over Hong Kong’s special econ...

Adviser-Hub 10th Jun 2020

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Asia Japan market review: Double-digit falls in Japan

Asian markets came under pressure during February as coronavirus continued to tighten its grip. By the end of February, South Korea was second only to China in terms of diagnosed cases of coronavirus,...

Adviser-Hub 4th Mar 2020

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Asia Japan market review: Japan’s policymakers remain cautious

Although the Bank of Japan raised its forecast for economic growth in the fiscal year 2020 from 0.7% to 0.9%, policymakers are not yet ready to scale back their current stimulus programme.

Adviser-Hub 13th Feb 2020

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Asia Japan market review: Japan’s consumption tax takes its toll

Japan’s economic expansion proved to be better than first calculated during the third quarter of 2019; however, this better-than-expected performance does not reflect the impact of October’s increase...

Adviser-Hub 15th Jan 2020

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Asia Japan market review: Retail sales plummet in Japan

During November, Japan’s government came under intensifying pressure to support the country’s economy by boosting fiscal spending.

Adviser-Hub 20th Dec 2019

Article-Japan-01-2019 Market Updates

Asian Japan markets review: Japan raises consumption tax

Japan’s much-anticipated rise in consumption tax finally took place on 1 October.

Adviser-Hub 7th Nov 2019

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Asian Japan markets review: Japan’s economic growth disappoints

Japan’s second-quarter economic growth proved disappointing for investors, as initial calculations of annualised growth of 1.8% were downgraded to a more muted 1.3%. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the...

Adviser-Hub 15th Oct 2019

Article-Japan-01-2019 Market Updates

US market review: Fresh salvoes in the US/China trade conflict

The trade war between the US and China continued to rage in August. President Trump revealed further tariff increases on Chinese imports to the US; in response, China announced that it would impose ad...

Adviser-Hub 16th Sep 2019

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Asian Japan markets review: Economic outlook dims for Japan

Notwithstanding some encouraging economic data, Japan’s Government downgraded its view on the country’s economy during May.

Adviser-Hub 12th Jun 2019

Article-Japan-01 Market Updates

Asian Japan markets review: Bank of Japan provides additional guidance

Japan’s interest rates will remain unchanged until the beginning of 2020 at the earliest, according to the BoJ’s updated guidance.

Adviser-Hub 14th May 2019

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Asian Japan markets review: Clouds over Japan’s economy

Confidence amongst Japanese businesses deteriorated over the first three months of 2019, according to the Bank of Japan’s (BoJ’s) quarterly Tankan survey of business sentiment.

Adviser-Hub 17th Apr 2019

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Asian Japan markets review: Natural disasters dampen Japan’s growth

Japan’s economy shrank during the three months to September, contracting at an annualised rate of 1.2%. Spending and export activity were hampered over the summer by a series of natural disasters.

Adviser-Hub 7th Dec 2018

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Inflation picks up in Japan

September 2018 as expected, the Bank of Japan kept its monetary policy unchanged in September, maintaining its short-term interest rate target at minus 0.1% and an annual target of around 80 trilli...

Adviser-Hub 5th Oct 2018

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A new Prime Minister for Australia

August 2018 The share prices of larger companies performed better than their medium-sized counterparts during August. Over the month as a whole, the Nikkei 225 Index rose by 1.4%, while the Topix I...

Adviser-Hub 5th Sep 2018

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Asia Japan markets review: Trade fears dampen confidence

July 2018 Concerns over the impact of trade wars is starting to affect confidence amongst Japanese companies, according to the Bank of Japan’s quarterly Tankan survey of business sentiment. O...

Adviser-Hub 14th Aug 2018

Article-Japan-01-2019 Market Updates

Asian Japan markets review: Asian economies vulnerable to trade tensions

May 2018 Economic growth in Asian countries – particularly Singapore and Hong Kong – is still heavily reliant on merchandise exports, according to Moody’s Investors Service, and e...

Adviser-Hub 11th Jun 2018

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Asia Japan market review: Japan shrugs off fresh hostility from North Korea

Despite a fresh display of aggression from North Korea towards Japan, the share prices of large Japanese companies generally rose during November.

Adviser-Hub 11th Dec 2017

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Asia Japan market review: Japan’s inflation to remain below target

Although Japan’s economy appears to be strengthening in some areas, the outlook for inflation remains subdued.

Adviser-Hub 14th Aug 2017

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