Tag: Japan
Nintendo’s profit drops 60 percent, company downgrades outlook for Switch consoles
Japanese video game company Nintendo's net profit fell 60 percent year-on-year to 108.7 billion yen (roughly CZK 16.6 billion) in the first half of...
Carmaker Toyota’s operating profit falls in the quarter for the first...
Operating profit at Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor fell 20 percent to 1.16 trillion yen (CZK 178 billion) in the second quarter of its fiscal...
The US dollar is strengthening against a basket of currencies today
A semblance of calm has returned to the foreign exchange market today after the more pronounced movements of recent days. The US dollar strengthened...
Japanese yen strengthens significantly, traders speculate on intervention
The Japanese yen is strengthening strongly today, with traders speculating on intervention by Japanese authorities to support the domestic currency, according to Reuters. Shortly...
Japan avoids recession, fourth-quarter GDP revision shows
Japan has avoided recession, a revision of fourth-quarter GDP data showed. Gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.1 per cent compared to the previous...
Core inflation in Japan rose to 3.1 percent last year, the...
Japan's core inflation rate rose to 3.1 percent last year, the highest since 1982. The rise in food prices contributed to this, while the...
Stocks in Asia, except China, weakened, with Japan doing best this...
Asian stock markets weakened slightly today, with the exception of China, where technology companies in particular continued to grow. The Japanese stock market delivered...
Toshiba ends as a publicly traded company after 74 years
Japan's Toshiba is ending its run as a publicly traded company after 74 years, with the Tokyo Stock Exchange delisting its shares today. The...
Japanese carmakers Honda and Nissan’s profits soar thanks to weak yen
Japanese carmakers Honda Motor and Nissan Motor sharply increased their half-year profits and improved their full-year outlook. Both companies' profits and sales are supported...
Toyota increased operating profit by 94 percent for the quarter, helped...
In the first financial quarter, the largest Japanese car manufacturer Toyota Motor increased its operating profit by 93.7 percent to 1.12 trillion yen (170.7...
