JPY News

Japan's credit rating was downgraded by Standard & Poor's on Wednesday, citing the outlook for continued economic deterioration in the coming years. Sovereign credit ratings on Japan were lowered to 'A+/A-1' from 'AA-/A-1+', the rating agency said in a statement. The outlook on the longterm rating is stable, it added.

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Japan had a merchandise trade deficit of 569.659 billion yen in August, the Ministry of Finance said on Thursday.

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Overall nationwide consumer prices in Japan gained 0.2 percent on year in August, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said on Friday - unchanged from the July reading and exceeded forecasts for an increase of0.1 percent

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Producer prices in Japan were up 0.7 percent on year in August, the Bank of Japan said on Friday.

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Consumer prices in Japan were flat on year in September, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said on Friday.

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The Bank of Japan on Friday said inflation is likely to take more time to reach its 2 percent target and the economy is set to shift to a growth path thereafter.

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Japan's consumer confidence improved more-than-expected in October, after falling in the prior month, survey data from the Cabinet Office showed Wednesday.

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Japan had a current account surplus of 1,468.4 billion yen in September, the Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday.

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The M2 money stock in Japan was up 3.6 percent on year in October, the Bank of Japan said on Wednesday, worth 911.0 trillion yen.

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Japan's manufacturing activity expanded at the fastest pace in twenty months in November, as output growth quickened, the latest flash survey from Markit Economics showed Tuesday.

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