The latest estimate suggests a primary budget surplus of 800 billion yen ($5.15 billion) for fiscal 2026, indicating tax ...

Approved on Dec. 27, 2024, the upcoming defense budget beginning April 1 is up 9.4% to a record 8.7 trillion yen, the ...

Japan's service-sector sentiment improved in December but companies expect conditions to sour ahead, a government survey ...

Japanese household spending fell at a slower pace than expected in November, government data showed on Friday, but the broader consumption trend remained soft, weighed by higher prices.

By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese household spending fell at a slower pace than expected in November, government ...

Japanese household spending fell in November, government data showed on Friday, weighed down by stubbornly high prices that ...

The deal does not include a provision to raise the debt limit. After days of heated negotiations on Capitol Hill and eleventh-hour interference from President-elect Donald Trump and his ally Elon ...

Japan’s consumer confidence has weakened in December, a recent government survey reveals, raising concerns about the central ...

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) doubled down on a conservative plan to reduce government spending with new proposals outlined in an op-ed published by The Wall Street Journal. “Federal spending is out ...

In the realm of responsible consumption, price sends a more nuanced signal than it appears. Consumption is not only about utility but also about belonging or standing apart. Economic resources ...

Jan. 1 (UPI) --Japan-based Nippon Steel has offered to give the U.S. government veto power over any potential reduction in steel output by U.S. Steel if the federal government approves a proposed ...

President Xi Jinping has declared boosting domestic consumption ... to encourage spending, refraining from nationwide cash handouts for consumers. Lump sum payments to government workers will ...