Washington evaluates Japan’s economic policies highly, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said, sidestepping a question on whether the US helped Japan strengthen the yen out of concern over Tokyo’s financial markets.

Source: bloomberg.com

Coordinated intervention allowed Japan to support its currency without selling off its U.S. debt holdings.

Source: nytimes.com

Japan’s Economy Minister Minoru Kiuchi said ​on Tuesday the pass-through ‌of rising costs from the Middle East conflict ​on consumer goods prices ​remains limited so far, ⁠offering a sanguine view ​on inflationary risks.

Source: reuters.com

Japan’s government is portraying its accelerating military buildup not only as ​a way to protect the country but as a route to greater prosperity, arguing in ‌its latest defence white paper that arms production can support economic growth.

Source: reuters.com

The states claim the new levies are a pretext to re-impose tariffs that were ruled illegal by the US Supreme Court.

Source: aljazeera.com

Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said he remained optimistic that inflation pressures are on track to ease gradually.

Source: usatoday.com

Source: aljazeera.com

Among Mexico’s 32 federal entities, 20 recorded sequential contractions in the first quarter of the year, but Sinaloa’s economic result was easily the worst.

Source: mexiconewsdaily.com

Americans picked Democrats over Republicans as better stewards of the economy for the first time in nearly a decade in a Reuters/Ipsos poll.

Source: detroitnews.com

From $130 dinners to expensive cocktails and even exorbitant movie tickets, a crushing economy in New York City is creating a fresh barrier to love.

Source: nytimes.com

A new city report says AI investment is driving San Francisco’s comeback. But the data shows rents outpacing job growth outside health care and tourism. And a broker, a city economist and a housing advocate don’t agree on what that means.

Source: sfstandard.com

Demographers predict that today’s children may become the first generation since the 1970s to earn more than their parents because a future shortage of young workers could drive up wages, Stateline reports.  By around 2040, retiring workers are expected to outnumber new workers entering the labor force, creating strong demand for younger employees. Some states […]

Source: businessreport.com

Americans picked Democrats over ​Republicans as better stewards of the economy for the first time in nearly a decade in a Reuters/Ipsos poll, ‌which also found their approval of President Donald Trump’s performance falling to 35%.

Source: reuters.com

Ukraine has KPIs for the military—just like corporations, which use them to track output from employees or subsidiaries.

Source: fortune.com

Former White House deputy press secretary Sarah Matthews recently said President Trump and his officials are attempting to “gaslight” the American public with their messaging on the economy.  “Repu…

Source: thehill.com