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Japan Household Spending Jumps 3.7% In May

TOKYO (dpa-AFX) - The average of household spending in Japan was up a seasonally adjusted 3.7 percent on month in May, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said on Tuesday - standing at 320,345 yen.That beat expectations for an increase of 1.4 percent and was up from 1.6 percent in A…

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Economy
dow-jones

Table: Asia Vital Components Jun Rev NT$17.62B Vs NT$10.61B

Asia Vital Components Co. Ltd. - Taiwan Figures in New Taiwan dollars. 2026 2025 Revenue NT$17,618,119,000 NT$10,606,243,000 Jan-Jun Revenue NT$98,158,910,000 NT$52,927,460,000 Source: Taiwan Stock Exchange…

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StocksTW
trading-economics

Japan Personal Spending Drops the Least in 6 Months

Household spending in Japan fell 0.4% yoy in May 2026, following a 0.5% decline in the prior month and beating market expectations for a 2.5% fall.It marked the sixth straight month of contraction but the softest in the sequence, suggesting consumer spending was showing some resilience despite pers…

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Economy
NEWS reuters

Japan May household spending falls 0.4% year/year

Japanese household spending in May fell 0.4% from a year earlier, internal affairs ministry data showed on Tuesday, versus the median market forecast for a 2.5% drop.On a seasonally adjusted, month-on-month basis, spending increased 3.7%, versus an estimated 1.4% rise.To view the data on the websit…

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Economy
trading-economics

Japan Nominal Wage Growth Below Forecasts

Average cash earnings in Japan increased by 3.2% year-on-year in May 2026, slowing from an upwardly revised 3.6% rise in the previous month and coming in below market forecasts of 3.4%.It was the 53rd straight month of growth in nominal wages, though it slowed from the fastest pace in 16 months rec…

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Economy
trading-economics

Brent Pressured by Rising Supply

Brent traded around $72 per barrel on Tuesday, hovering near its lowest level in more than four months as signs of rising supply continued to weigh on prices, while vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz kept recovering.Reports showed that at least eight Japan-linked ships exited the strategic…

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Futures
dow-jones

Nikkei May Rise, Tracking Wall Street's Gains — Market Talk

Japanese stocks may rise, tracking Wall Street's gains overnight. Domestic technology equities are likely to get a boost from Monday's rise in the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite, with the artificial-intelligence trade picking up again. Nikkei futures open 305 points higher at 70255 on the SGX. The dol…

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