Japan's stock market is hitting new highs due to strong fiscal flows from government spending, current account surplus, and rising bank credit creation. Government spending at over 4% of GDP, a positive current account balance,

Global stock markets were a sea of red Monday and investors fled to gold ahead of a wave of US tariffs this week that have fuelled recession fears.

Asian markets and U.S. futures have tumbled following U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of big increases in tariffs on imports of goods from around the world

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Thursday he was disappointed that his country did not win an exemption from President Donald Trump's new tariffs and promised measures to help domestic industry deal with the fallout.

Donald Trump launched a new assault on the global trading order on Wednesday, imposing a barrage of new tariffs including on all US imports in a move that sent Wall Street stock futures tumbling. The president said a levy of 10 per cent would apply to nearly all US imports from April 5 as he also revealed additional so-called reciprocal duties,

President Donald Trump announced an across-the-board minimum 10% tariff on all trading partners, with some "reciprocal tariffs" imposed on dozens of countries he says are ripping the United States off the most.

Sweeping new tariffs announced Wednesday by U.S. President Donald Trump provoked dismay, threats of countermeasures and calls for further negotiations to make trade rules fairer. But responses were measured,

U.S. trading partners reacted from a range of relief to anger after President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on trading partners.

The sweeping new tariffs announced Wednesday by U.S. President Donald Trump were met initially with measured reactions from key trading partners, highlighting the lack of appetite for a full-fledged trade war.