Economic stimulus

The package will include general account outlays of 17.7 trillion yen, far exceeding the previous year’s 13.9 trillion yen

[TOKYO] Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Monday (Nov 10) that she would work on setting a new fiscal target extending through several years to allow more flexible spending, essentially w...

[TOKYO] Japan’s government will urge the central bank to focus on achieving strong economic growth accompanied by stable prices in an outline of its stimulus package, a draft of the outline seen by Re...

[TOKYO] Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is preparing an economic stimulus package that is likely to exceed last year’s US$92 billion to help households tackle inflation, government sources f...

As economists look ahead, most now expect the People’s Bank of China to deliver a restrained policy rate cut of 10 basis points in the final quarter

Package follows recent nationwide protests urging President Prabowo to tackle rising economic pressures

[BEIJING] China’s plan to subsidise some interest on loans aims to ensure households and businesses have more financial resources to reduce credit costs as Beijing looks to boost consumption, China’s ...

[TOKYO] Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday the government is ready to compile an extra budget to cushion the economic blow from US tariffs, a move that would add strain to the count...

Domestically, the property market is still struggling and deflationary pressures are building as businesses cut prices to keep customers