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🇯🇵 JAPAN
🔴 Nikkei Hits Bear Market as Banks Crash

🔸 Nikkei drops 9% this week—worst since March 2020; now 20% down from July peak.
🔸 Bank index slumps 20% in 5 days; MUFG falls 11.6% on Friday alone.
🔸 Strong yen, tariff fears push investors to dump stocks.
🔸 BoJ signals caution; rate hikes may be delayed.

alojapan.com/1237549/japanese- Japanese Yen consolidates near multi-month top against USD as traders await US NFP report #boj #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #news #NFP #SEO #TradeWar #usdjpy The Japanese Yen bulls retain control amid worries about the economic fallout from Trump’s tariffs. The risk-off mood and relatively hawkish BoJ expectations further lend support to the safe-haven JPY. The USD selling bias keeps USD/JPY close to a multi-month low ahead of the crucial U…

alojapan.com/1236962/japans-ho Japan’s household spending drops for first time in three months #boj #EconomicIndicators #inflation #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #JapaneseEconomy #news #tariffs Japan’s households cut back on spending as inflation remained elevated, in a sign of vulnerability in a key pocket of the economy before sweeping U.S. tariffs hit the country. Household outlays, adjusted for inflation, declined 0.5% in February from a year earlier, the internal affa…

A former Bank of Japan board member who just finished his term said that unless U.S. tariffs trigger global market turmoil, the central bank could raise its benchmark rate at its next policy meeting in May. japantimes.co.jp/business/2025

The Japan Times · Ex-board member who just left BOJ sees chance of May rate hikeBy Toru Fujioka

alojapan.com/1235989/japanese- Japanese Yen spikes to multi-week high against USD after Trump’s tariffs announcement #boj #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #news #RiskAversion #SEO #TradeWar #usdjpy The Japanese Yen rallies across the board amid Trump’s tariff-inspired global flight to safety. The narrowing of the US-Japan rate differential drives flows toward the lower-yielding JPY. The divergent BoJ-Fed expectations support prospects for a further USD/JPY depreci…

A Bank of Japan rate hike in May would likely be too early given the need to assess the potential impact of U.S. tariffs and ongoing wage talks, according to the policy chief of the Democratic Party for the People. japantimes.co.jp/business/2025

The Japan Times · A May BOJ hike would be too early given tariffs and wages, DPP saysBy Sakura Murakami