Why are oil prices down by 10% and US stock market indexes, Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq, up now? Here's if Strait of Hormuz is fully open nowWhy are oil prices down by 10% and US stock market indexes, Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq, up now? Oil prices fell by more than 10% after I...
17 Apr, 2026, 09.07 PM IST
Japan's Nikkei sinks on recession fears; benchmark JGB yields hit 27-year highJapan's Nikkei share average tumbled on Monday, while benchmark bond yields briefly touched a 27-year high before retreating, as the wideni...
30 Mar, 2026, 01.16 PM IST
Japan, the U.S.'s biggest creditor, faces a Greece-like fiscal crisis as borrowing costs hit a 20-year high; here's how it ended up therePrime Minister Shigeru Ishiba warned of Japan's dire fiscal situation, exceeding even Greece's, as the nation's debt surpasses 2.5 times it...
20 May, 2025, 06.31 PM IST
Tariff Effect: Will US face recession this year? JPMorgan has the answer to this question. Read on to find outJPMorgan now sees a 60% chance of a US recession this year, up from 40%. This follows new tariffs announced by President Trump. The bank wa...
05 Apr, 2025, 01.24 AM IST
Japan's Nikkei tracks Wall Street lower on global recession fearsJapan's Nikkei share average tumbled by 1.7% following significant losses on Wall Street, as concerns arose over U.S. President Trump's tar...
04 Apr, 2025, 07.38 AM IST
Japan's Nikkei jumps as recession fears ease on US retail sales dataThe Nikkei logged its biggest weekly gain since April 2020, rising over 8%, buoyed by easing concerns about the state of the U.S. economy, ...
16 Aug, 2024, 01.26 PM IST
Japan's Nikkei rebounds as US jobs data eases slowdown fearsJapan's Nikkei share average saw a 1.7% rise, spurred by a surprising decrease in U.S. unemployment claims which alleviated recession fears...
09 Aug, 2024, 07.10 AM IST
South Korean shares trigger trading curb for first time since 2020 amid tech routThe Korea Exchange activated sidecar trading curbs on the KOSPI market, halting program trading for five minutes on Monday, as the benchmar...
05 Aug, 2024, 09.21 AM IST
Rs 3.5 lakh crore gone from D-Street this month. Is Sensex outlook turning foggy?The Indian rupee declined against the dollar on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan's unexpected hawkish shift prompted a rise in Japanese and ...
20 Dec, 2022, 12.39 PM IST
Japan's Nikkei ends at near 3-month low on global recession fearsInvestors globally are on edge as surging borrowing costs stoke fears of widespread recession, with most of the world's major central banks...
28 Sep, 2022, 02.26 PM IST
Japan's economy shrinks 7% in last quarter, risks recessionJapan's economy contracted at a dismal 7.1% annual rate during the October-December period, worse than the initial estimate, raising fears ...
09 Mar, 2020, 11.16 AM IST
Over 60% of Japan firms seeing earnings hit by coronavirus: SurveyOver 60% of Japanese companies said their earnings were being hurt by the coronavirus outbreak, a survey by a private think tank showed on ...
04 Mar, 2020, 01.29 PM IST
- Bank of Japan mulling interest rate cut: Report
Japan's central bank is considering cutting its super-low interest rates by 25 basis points this week to shore up the ailing economy and cr...
29 Oct, 2008, 07.15 AM IST
- Japanese parliament enacts 18 bn $ stimulus plan
Japan's parliament on Thursday enacted an 18-billion-dollar emergency spending plan to stimulate Asia's largest economy as fears of a reces...
16 Oct, 2008, 03.36 PM IST
- Oil prices drop below 74 dollars
Oil prices fell below 74 dollars a barrel on Monday as fears of recession raised concerns about an extended drop in energy demand.
15 Oct, 2008, 03.24 PM IST
- Bank of Japan holds rates steady, downgrades view
Japan's central bank downgraded its assessment of Asia's largest economy Tuesday, warning growth will remain "sluggish" as it left its supe...
19 Aug, 2008, 10.28 AM IST
- Japan on brink of recession
Japan said on Wednesday its economy contracted in the second quarter as falling exports and weak consumer spending sent Asia’s largest econ...
13 Aug, 2008, 12.37 AM IST