JN Prelim GDP q/q

Japan's economy grew an annualised 2.1 per cent in the first quarter, data showed on Tuesday, a sign it was on a solid recovery path before the energy shock caused by the Middle East conflict muddled the outlook. The increase in Japan's real gross domestic product (GDP) was bigger than the median market forecast for a 1.7 per cent gain and followed a revised 0.8 per cent rise in the previous October-December quarter. On a quarter-to-quarter basis, the economy grew 0.5 per cent compared with the median market forecast for a 0.4 per ...

Japan’s economy grew 0.1% in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to the previous three months, narrowly avoiding a technical recession. While it was a reversal of the 0.7% contraction in the third quarter, the gross domestic product missed expectations of a 0.4% expansion by economists polled by Reuters. A technical recession is widely defined as two consecutive periods of GDP contraction. On an annualized basis, the economy expanded 0.2%, compared with forecasts of 1.6% and also rebounding from the third quarter’s 2.3% decline. On a ...

Japan's economy has expanded for a fifth consecutive quarter in April-June, as corporate investment and private-sector consumption increased, despite persistent inflation and the US tariffs. Seasonally adjusted GDP rose at an annualised rate of 1pc during April-June, compared with the previous quarter, according to preliminary government data released on 15 August. GDP growth has been positive in Japan since the April-June quarter last year. Investment by private-sector companies rose by 5.5pc on an annual basis against the previous ...

It seems clear that the July jobs data was an important turning point. The two dovish governor dissents from the FOMC's decision to standpat, citing not economic strength like the White House, but recognizing the weakness in the labor market, were not outliers as much as the proverbial canaries in a coal mine. The market had recognized the strong chance of a rate cut next month and at least two before the end of the year before President Trump indicated he would nominate Stephen Morin to complete Kruger's term on the Federal Reserve ...

Japan's economy expanded an annualised 2.8 per cent in the October-December quarter, government data showed on Monday, backed by strong business spending and beating analyst forecasts. Strong domestic demand is helping support a recovery in the world's fourth-largest economy, even as U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats fuel concerns about the export outlook. The positive figures will also likely support the Bank of Japan's plan to keep hiking interest rates and normalise monetary policy. The increase in gross domestic ...