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Japan Expects Growth to Accelerate next Year with Fiscal Stimulus

Japan Expects Growth to Accelerate next Year with Fiscal Stimulus

Japan's government revised up its economic forecast for the fiscal year to next March and projected that growth would accelerate in the following year, on the view that its massive stimulus package will boost consumption and capital expenditure. The projections are the first to be compil...


December 25, 2025
Russia Delays LNG Output Target of 100M Tons per Year due to Sanctions
Russia Delays LNG Output Target of 100M Tons per Year due to Sanctions

Russia has pushed back by "several years" a plan to reach an annual liquefied natural gas output target of 100 million tons, Deputy Prime...

China's Export Licences won't Reduce Excess Steel Exports, Japan Lobby Head
China's Export Licences won't Reduce Excess Steel Exports, Japan Lobby Head

Japan Iron and Steel Federation Chairman Tadashi Imai said on Thursday that China's planned export-licence requirement would not be effective...

Japan PM Reassures Markets with Fiscal Discipline in next Year's Budget
Japan PM Reassures Markets with Fiscal Discipline in next Year's Budget

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sought on Thursday to ease market concerns over her expansionary fiscal policy, saying the government's...

Weight-Loss Pill Approval Set to Accelerate Food Industry Product Overhauls
Weight-Loss Pill Approval Set to Accelerate Food Industry Product Overhauls

Packaged food makers and fast-food restaurants may be forced to overhaul more of their products next year as newly approved, appetite-suppressing...

Foreign-Branded Phone Shipments in China more than Doubled on Year in Nov, CAICT
Foreign-Branded Phone Shipments in China more than Doubled on Year in Nov, CAICT

Shipments of foreign-branded mobile phones, including Apple's iPhones, rose 128.4% in China in November from the same month last year,...

Arkansas Ticket Scoops $1.8B in Christmas Powerball Jackpot
Arkansas Ticket Scoops $1.8B in Christmas Powerball Jackpot

A ticket sold in Arkansas scored a $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot after Wednesday night's draw — one of the richest lottery prizes in...

December 24, 2025
US Weekly Jobless Claims Fall, more People Collecting Unemployment Checks
US Weekly Jobless Claims Fall, more People Collecting Unemployment Checks

The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits unexpectedly fell last week, consistent with a low level of layoffs, but the...

Weight-Loss Pill Approval Set to Accelerate Food Industry Product Overhauls
Weight-Loss Pill Approval Set to Accelerate Food Industry Product Overhauls

Packaged food makers and fast-food restaurants may be forced to overhaul more of their products next year as newly approved, appetite-suppressing...

Chinese Tariffs on EU Dairy to Help 'Bleeding' Domestic Industry, Send Message Abroad
Chinese Tariffs on EU Dairy to Help 'Bleeding' Domestic Industry, Send Message Abroad

China's farmers are up to their ears in milk and Beijing's decision to apply tariffs on dairy imports from the European Union is expected...

S.Korea Pension Fund Initiates new Round of Strategic FX Hedging to Support Won, Sources
S.Korea Pension Fund Initiates new Round of Strategic FX Hedging to Support Won, Sources

South Korea's national pension fund has initiated a new round of strategic foreign exchange hedging operations on Wednesday, two sources...

Japan Plans $189B new Debt Issuance in next Year's Budget, Draft Shows
Japan Plans $189B new Debt Issuance in next Year's Budget, Draft Shows

Japan plans to issue new government bonds worth around $189 billion to fund a record-size budget for next fiscal year, a draft reviewed by Reuters...

December 23, 2025
Robust Consumer Spending Boosts US Q3 Economic Growth
Robust Consumer Spending Boosts US Q3 Economic Growth

The U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in two years in the third quarter, fueled by robust consumer spending, though momentum appears to have...

US Consumer Confidence Deteriorates in December
US Consumer Confidence Deteriorates in December

U.S. consumer confidence deteriorated in December amid deepening anxiety over jobs and income, consistent with economists' expectations for a...

US Manufacturing Production Unchanged in November
US Manufacturing Production Unchanged in November

S. factory production was unchanged in November after declining in October as motor vehicle output fell following the expiration of tax credits for...

US Core Capital Goods Orders, Shipments Increase in October
US Core Capital Goods Orders, Shipments Increase in October

New orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods increased in October and shipments of these goods rose solidly, suggesting business spending on...

China's LandSpace Completes 'Tutoring' Process ahead of Shanghai IPO
China's LandSpace Completes 'Tutoring' Process ahead of Shanghai IPO

China's leading private rocket firm LandSpace has completed the so-called "tutoring" process for a potential initial public offering,...

UK Softens Stance on Farm Tax after Months of Protests
UK Softens Stance on Farm Tax after Months of Protests

Britain's government said on Tuesday it would scale back its plan to raise more tax from farmers, following months of protests since the...

RBI Unveils Measures to Infuse $32B of Liquidity into Banking System
RBI Unveils Measures to Infuse $32B of Liquidity into Banking System

The Reserve Bank of India will infuse about $32 billion worth of rupee liquidity into the banking system over the next month via open market bond...

New Car Sales in Europe Rise for Fifth Month Helped by EVs
New Car Sales in Europe Rise for Fifth Month Helped by EVs

New car sales in Europe rose year-on-year in November for a fifth consecutive month, helped by an increase in EV registrations in markets including...

Taiwan Nov Export Orders Log Fastest Growth in nearly 5 yrs on Robust AI Demand
Taiwan Nov Export Orders Log Fastest Growth in nearly 5 yrs on Robust AI Demand

Taiwan's export orders in November grew at their fastest pace in nearly five years, riding the wave of ongoing demand for AI technology heading...

Global Investors Turn to Chinese AI as Wall St Rears Bubble
Global Investors Turn to Chinese AI as Wall St Rears Bubble

Global investors are increasing their wagers on Chinese artificial intelligence companies, betting on the next DeepSeek and seeking to diversify,...

Bank of Korea Needs to Remain Wary of Financial Stability Risks, Board Member
Bank of Korea Needs to Remain Wary of Financial Stability Risks, Board Member

South Korea's central bank needs to remain wary of financial stability risks, such as heightened volatility in the won currency and upward...

US Economic Growth Likely Remained Strong in Q3
US Economic Growth Likely Remained Strong in Q3

The U.S. economy likely grew at a brisk clip in the third quarter, driven by solid consumer spending and business investment, but momentum appears...

December 22, 2025
Indian Cenbank Net Sold $11.88B in Oct to Arrest Rupee's Fall, Bulletin Shows
Indian Cenbank Net Sold $11.88B in Oct to Arrest Rupee's Fall, Bulletin Shows

The Reserve Bank of India sold a net $11.88 billion in the foreign exchange market in October, data released on Monday showed, reflecting the...

European Investment Banks Fail to Capitalise on Trump Tariff Turmoil
European Investment Banks Fail to Capitalise on Trump Tariff Turmoil

Wall Street banks strengthened their lead in European investment banking in 2025, as clients stayed loyal despite global market turmoil and...

UK Consumers Feel Pinch from Tax Increases, Economy Slows
UK Consumers Feel Pinch from Tax Increases, Economy Slows

British households saved less in the July-to-September period of this year as they felt the hit from higher taxes but still increased their...

US Coffee Drinkers Face Higher Prices Even on Tariff Reset
US Coffee Drinkers Face Higher Prices Even on Tariff Reset

U.S. coffee lovers hoping President Donald Trump's tariff rollbacks last month will soon lower the cost of their daily caffeine hit had better...

UK Job Vacancies Slide in Nov but Pay Growth Accelerates, Adzuna
UK Job Vacancies Slide in Nov but Pay Growth Accelerates, Adzuna

Britain's labour market deteriorated further last month as advertised job vacancies fell sharply but salaries rose, job search website Adzuna...

December 19, 2025
Gold eases on dollar strength, but heads for weekly gain
Gold eases on dollar strength, but heads for weekly gain

Gold prices edged lower on Friday, pressured by a stronger dollar and year-end investor positioning, but were poised to end the week higher as...

Debt Boom Signals Yuan's Arrival as a Funding Currency
Debt Boom Signals Yuan's Arrival as a Funding Currency

Investors are snapping up yuan credits and surging yuan lending is poised to overtake overseas dollar loans at Chinese banks as attractive pricing...

Consumer Sentiment in Germany to Fall Heading into 2026, Survey
Consumer Sentiment in Germany to Fall Heading into 2026, Survey

Sentiment among German consumers is set to fall significantly heading into 2026 as households' propensity to save money, driven by renewed...

UK Posts Bigger-than-Expected Budget Deficit in November
UK Posts Bigger-than-Expected Budget Deficit in November

Britain posted another bigger-than-expected budget deficit in November and borrowing in past months was revised higher, reinforcing signs of...

Taiwan Relaxes Exporter Dollar Sales to Halt Currency Depreciation, Traders Say
Taiwan Relaxes Exporter Dollar Sales to Halt Currency Depreciation, Traders Say

Taiwan's central bank has eased restrictions on U.S. dollar sales by exporters to rein in this week's depreciation of the Taiwan dollar,...

UK Consumers Reined in their Shopping in Run-Up to Budget
UK Consumers Reined in their Shopping in Run-Up to Budget

British retail sales fell by 0.1% in November from October, official figures showed on Friday, the latest in a string of data suggesting a slowdown...

French Cenbank sees Higher Growth Ahead - if Political Clouds Clear
French Cenbank sees Higher Growth Ahead - if Political Clouds Clear

The French economy is expected to post modest but steady growth in the coming years, driven by a recovery in household spending and business...

Irish Cenbank Raises Growth Forecasts, Economy Resisting US Headwinds
Irish Cenbank Raises Growth Forecasts, Economy Resisting US Headwinds

Ireland's central bank on Friday raised its forecasts for domestic economic growth, saying the impact of U.S. economic policies had so far been...

December 18, 2025
Qatar Bets on Cheap Power to Catch Up in Gulf AI Race
Qatar Bets on Cheap Power to Catch Up in Gulf AI Race

Qatar is banking on its abundant, low-cost energy to make up for lost time in the Gulf's artificial intelligence race, hoping that...

Germany Launches 30B Euro Fund to Mobilise Private Investment
Germany Launches 30B Euro Fund to Mobilise Private Investment

Germany launched its 30 billion euro ($35.2 billion) "Deutschlandfonds" initiative on Thursday, aiming to boost the competitiveness of...

Irish Foreign Multinational Employment Climbs in 2025 Despite Trump Tariffs
Irish Foreign Multinational Employment Climbs in 2025 Despite Trump Tariffs

The number of people employed by foreign multinational companies in Ireland increased slightly in 2025 despite uncertainty over the impact of U.S....

Japan's Sumitomo Realty Puts India Bet on Mumbai and Serviced Apartments
Japan's Sumitomo Realty Puts India Bet on Mumbai and Serviced Apartments

Japan's Sumitomo Realty and Development, the country's third-largest developer, plans to expand in India with an unusual strategy: focusing...

Tidal Wave of Chinese Tea Brands Place Bets on Winning over American Tastebuds
Tidal Wave of Chinese Tea Brands Place Bets on Winning over American Tastebuds

Amanda Wang, co-founder of Chinese fast-growing beverage chain Ningji Lemon Tea, made four research trips to the U.S. before launching Bobobaba,...

Micron Surges on Upbeat Profit Forecast as Chip Prices Soar
Micron Surges on Upbeat Profit Forecast as Chip Prices Soar

Micron Technology's shares rose 9% in premarket trading on Thursday after the U.S. chipmaker delivered an outsized quarterly profit...


The economy as a key factor in currency and stock trading

The economy is one of the key factors in the degree of the influence on the currency market. Such economic indicators as gross domestic product, consumer indices, indices of industrial production, inflation and the labor market are very important for the traders in the analysis and the construction of their trading strategies.

Follow the news of the world economy for successful trading

Understanding of the formation of economic indicators provides an opportunity for participants in the Forex market to conduct a more efficient trade. Publications of economic news have a direct impact on the exchange rate and on the income of traders, that is why everything that happens in the world economy must be carefully taken into account by traders in their trading plans.

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