Japan's current account surplus hit a record high in fiscal 2024 as a weaker yen boosted dividend and interest flows from overseas, according to a Finance Ministry report. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/12/economy/japan-fy-2024-current-account-surplus-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy #currentaccount #trade
“The exported goods are not paid for in gold, however, but are exchanged for a claim, which, even if it is paid for, remains a claim – the only difference being that it is no longer directed at a private entrepreneur, but at a bank. The buyer has exchanged the purchased goods for his bank claim in the case of direct payment.”
Joachim Nanninga, 2022 (in German) https://www.relevante-oekonomik.com/2022/03/02/der-stolperstein-der-zahlungsbilanz-kapitalexport-oder-kapitalimport-das-ist-hier-die-frage/
Japan's current account surplus in February jumped 48.4% from a year earlier to ¥4.06 trillion, a record high for a single month, Finance Ministry data showed Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/08/economy/current-account-surplus-february/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #currentaccount #japaneseeconomy #financeministry #trade
Japan swung to a current account deficit for the first time in two years in January as the deficit in goods trade nearly doubled due to the effects from the Lunar New Year holidays. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/10/economy/current-account-deficit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #currentaccount #japaneseeconomy #trade #investments #china #financeministry #newyear #tourism
In digital trade, Japan's imports have been rising faster than its exports, amid the dominance of global information technology giants such as Microsoft and Google. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/11/economy/japan-digital-trade-deficit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy #trade #currentaccount #google #microsoft
Japan's current account surplus hit a record high of ¥29.26 trillion ($193 billion) in 2024, a preliminary report from the Finance Ministry shows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/10/economy/current-account-surplus-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #currentaccount #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators #financeministry #trade #investments
Japan's current account surplus declined 13% in October from a year earlier to ¥2.46 trillion, partly because the services trade balance slipped into the red. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/12/09/economy/october-current-account/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #trade #japaneseeconomy #financeministry #investments #currentaccount #economicindicators
Japan posted ¥2.84 trillion in current account surplus in May, up 41.8% from a year before and the largest for the month since comparable statistics became available in 1985. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/07/08/economy/japan-may-current-account-surplus/ #business #economy #currentaccount #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators
Convinced that market intervention is limited in its ability to reverse the yen's broader slide, Japanese policymakers are turning their attention to more structural economic factors behind the currency's persistent declines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/30/economy/japan-economy-structural-reforms/ #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #financeministry #yen #trade #currentaccount
