JJapan Japan’s Economy Expands Faster than Expected in Q2 August 15, 20254 comments Japan’s Economy Expands Faster than Expected in Q2 by RiKeiJin Tags:Japan 4 comments In my view, the recent increase in exports is attributable to tariff-induced front-loading, and the real challenge for the Japanese economy will emerge in the second half of the year. [https://asia.nikkei.com/business/markets/trading-asia/asian-exports-set-to-decline-as-tariff-front-loading-loses-steam](https://asia.nikkei.com/business/markets/trading-asia/asian-exports-set-to-decline-as-tariff-front-loading-loses-steam) Great! Gies a pay rise! I think consumption rose for 2 reasons: 1- Expectations that inflation will keep rising so they are buying stuff up front 2- Expectations that US tariffs will make things much worse as well, so more purchases up front I am also really interested in Q3 and Q4 numbers for the US. Not just Japan other places in East Asia performed better than expected as well Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
In my view, the recent increase in exports is attributable to tariff-induced front-loading, and the real challenge for the Japanese economy will emerge in the second half of the year. [https://asia.nikkei.com/business/markets/trading-asia/asian-exports-set-to-decline-as-tariff-front-loading-loses-steam](https://asia.nikkei.com/business/markets/trading-asia/asian-exports-set-to-decline-as-tariff-front-loading-loses-steam)
I think consumption rose for 2 reasons: 1- Expectations that inflation will keep rising so they are buying stuff up front 2- Expectations that US tariffs will make things much worse as well, so more purchases up front I am also really interested in Q3 and Q4 numbers for the US.
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In my view, the recent increase in exports is attributable to tariff-induced front-loading, and the real challenge for the Japanese economy will emerge in the second half of the year.
[https://asia.nikkei.com/business/markets/trading-asia/asian-exports-set-to-decline-as-tariff-front-loading-loses-steam](https://asia.nikkei.com/business/markets/trading-asia/asian-exports-set-to-decline-as-tariff-front-loading-loses-steam)
Great! Gies a pay rise!
I think consumption rose for 2 reasons:
1- Expectations that inflation will keep rising so they are buying stuff up front
2- Expectations that US tariffs will make things much worse as well, so more purchases up front
I am also really interested in Q3 and Q4 numbers for the US.
Not just Japan other places in East Asia performed better than expected as well