JPY News

Overall consumer prices in Japan gained 2.2 percent on year in February, the Ministry of Communications and Internal Affairs said on Friday - below forecasts for 2.3 percent and down from 2.4 percent in January.

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Industrial output in Japan dipped 3.4 percent on month in February, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said on Monday - falling for the first time in three months.

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An index measuring business sentiment in Japan was unchanged in the first quarter of 2015, the Bank of Japan revealed on Wednesday in its quarterly Tankan business survey.

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A measure of peoples' assessment of the Japanese economy improved for the fourth straight month in March, survey data from the Cabinet Office showed Wednesday.

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Core machine orders in Japan slipped 0.4 percent on month in February, the Cabinet Office said on Monday - worth 835.6 billion yen.

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An index measuring tertiary industry activity in Japan was up a seasonally adjusted 0.3 percent on month in February, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said on Monday, standing at 100.5.

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An index measuring producer prices in Japan were up 3.2 percent on year in March, the Bank of Japan said on Friday - standing at 103.0.

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Fitch Ratings downgraded sovereign ratings of Japan citing the lack of structural measures to replace the deferred sales tax hike. The credit rating was lowered to 'A' from 'A+' and the outlook on the rating was stable. Fitch had placed Japan's issuer default ratings on Rating Watch Negative on December 9, 2014.

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The total value of retail sales in Japan tumbled 9.7 percent on year in March, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said on Tuesday - coming in at 12.396 trillion yen.

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Industrial production in Japan dipped 0.3 percent on month in March, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said on Thursday - contracting for the second straight month.

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