World Business Briefing: Japan: Inflation Up, Confidence Down
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Japanâs wholesale inflation accelerated in June as oil and other commodity prices rose, prompting food and packaging companies to pass on costs to clients.
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Japan's Nikkei average edged up 0.25 percent at the opening on Tuesday as investors stayed optimistic about Japan's economy and bought banks and insurance firms.
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Japan&#39;s economy outperformed both the  United States and the euro zone in January-March for the second  straight quarter, reinforcing expectations the Bank of Japan  will raise rates in August.
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Uncertainty in the global  economic outlook is rising and central banks need to be careful  at such a time, Bank of Japan Policy Board member Hidetoshi  Kamezaki said on Wednesday.
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Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.73 percent  at the opening on Thursday as investors bought exporters such  as Canon Inc. after a fall in oil prices boosted confidence  over the U.S. economy and lifted Wall Street stocks.
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Japanese stocks rose shortly after the open Friday, as investors welcomed a slight improvement in corporate sentiment registered in a key central bank survey.
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Japanese stocks rose Thursday, led by banks and finance stocks, on optimism about the outlook for Japan's economy.
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Economist said the rate increase hardly seems enough to interrupt the huge flow of cheap yen out of Japan that now helps prop up global markets.
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Japan's business confidence is improving and firms are set to boost investment in the coming months.
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The Bank of Japan raised its main interest rate on Wednesday by a quarter percentage point to 0.50 percent, the highest in more than a decade, but the yen retreated as the central bank signaled caution on further increases.
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TOKYO, Japan -- Confidence among Japan&#39;s big manufacturers has slipped slightly in recent months, according to the Bank of Japan&#39;s closely watched &quot;tankan&quot; survey.
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Japan's economy outperformed both the United States and the euro zone in January-March for the second straight quarter, reinforcing expectations the Bank of Japan will raise rates in August.
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Japanese stocks surged Thursday amid optimism about the outlook for the U.S. economy, Japan's biggest export market, after comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve's chief alleviated worries about higher interest rates.
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Japanese government bond futures edged up  on Wednesday on a dip in the stock market as investors awaited  more clues on whether the Bank of Japan will lift interest  rates later this month.
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The Bank of Japan, which last month  raised interest rates for the first time in six years, is  expected to keep its powder dry this week as it confirms that  economic growth is slowing and with inflation yet to  materialize.
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Japanese stocks rose Friday as exporters rallied on the yen's weakness against the dollar and banks climbed on news that the U.S. government was working on a policy to ease subprime woes.
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Japan&#039;s central bank looks poised to raise interest rates for the first time in almost six years in a show of confidence in the economic recovery at a key two-day meeting.