Japan Money Stock (Preliminary Figures for December 2025)

The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.2 percent in November, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices edged up 0.1 percent in October and advanced 0.6 percent in September. (See table A.) On an unadjusted basis, the index for final demand rose 3.0 percent for the 12 months ended in ...

JAPANESE OPPOSITION PARTIES CDP, KOMEITO HAVE BEGUN TALKS WITH A VIEW TO FORMING NEW PARTY, ASAHI NEWSPAPER SAYS

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's bet on high popularity ratings for a victory at the polls may prove to be riskier than expected without the support of an electoral partner. The untested dynamics of her new ruling coalition could turn her ambitious gambit into a self-inflicted loss, as the Japan Innovation Party has so far refused to provide ...