Japan's household spending massively beats expectations, boosting case for further BOJ hikes
Average household monthly income in the same month was 1,179,259 yen, rising 7.2% in nominal terms and up 2.9% in real terms year on year. The Nikkei 225 slipped 0.44% after the r ...
Analysis-BOJ's fresh take on labour crunch opens door for more rate hikes
The Bank of Japan is increasingly blaming chronic labour shortages, not stagnant demand, as the main reason for its weak ...
Japan's December household spending beats expectations
Japanese household spending rose for the first time in five months in year-on-year terms in December and at a much ...
WTI extends downside below $70.50 as US-China trade war intensifies
AUD/USD extends its consolidative price move and remains below the 0.6300 mark on Friday amid mixed cues. Bets that the RBA ...