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Japan's July exports clock steepest plunge in over four years, dropping by a more than expected 2.6%

The fall was sharper than the 2.1% contraction expected by economists polled by Reuters. Exports to the U.S. also continued to fall, dropping 10.1% in July. While the effects of the 15% tariffs will ...
PBS

U.S. stocks tick toward another record following a trade deal with Japan

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are ticking toward another record on Wednesday following a trade deal between the world’s No. 1 and No. 4 economies, one that would lower proposed tariffs on Japanese ...
Reuters

Japan's May real wages fall the most in nearly two years

TOKYO, July 7 (Reuters) - Japanese real wages in May fell at the fastest pace in nearly two years as persistent inflation continued to outpace wage growth and hinder consumption-led growth in the ...
New York Post

Japan records nearly 1M more deaths than births in 2024 — as country’s population continues to plummet

Japan saw nearly 1 million more deaths than births in 2024, marking the country’s steepest single-year population decline since the government surveys began nearly six decades ago. In 2009, Japan’s ...