The U.S. state of California says it has overtaken Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy in terms of nominal gross domestic product. California recorded $4.1 trillion in nominal GDP ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy probably contracted for the first time in a year in the first quarter, weighed down by softer domestic demand and imports outperforming exports, a Reuters poll ...

We now expect GDP to contract in the first quarter, and tariff uncertainty will keep the Bank of Japan from hiking rates this week. If a trade deal between the US and Japan is made sooner than ...