-
Japan's Q1 capex stalls as Iran war concerns weigh on business confidence
Japanese companies' annual spending on plant and equipment remained almost flat in the first quarter, data showed on Monday, pausing after a year of strong growth as concerns mount over the impact of the Middle East conflict. The tepid expenditure data, which will be used to calculate revised gross domestic product figures due on June 8, come as analysts say that surging energy costs and supply chain disruptions driven by the Iran war could further undermine investment demand. Preliminary data last month showed Japan's economy grew at a faster-than-expected annualised pace of 2.1 per cent in the first quarter of ... (full story)
- Comments / Top
- Subscribe
-
Related Stories
Iran really wants to make a deal, and it will be a good one for the U.S.A. and those that are with us. But don’t the Dumocrats, and various seemingly unpatriotic Republicans, understand that it is MUCH tougher for me to properly do my job and negotiate, when political hacks keep negatively “chirping,” at levels never seen before, over and over again, that I should move faster, or move slower, or go to war, or not go to war, or whatever. Just sit back and relax, it will all work out well in the end - It always does! President DJT
tables
Iran’s Baghaei: Ceasefire in Lebanon is integral part of any agreement to end war with US. IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON BAGHAEI SAYS LACK OF TRUST, CONSTANT CHANGE OF POSITIONS BY U.S. AND ISRAELI ACTIONS IN LEBANON ARE CAUSING DELAY IN DIPLOMATIC PROCESS
