Japan’s economic system is exhibiting indicators of stagnation. By the tip of 2024, the nation’s GDP progress was solely 0.1%, which is considerably decrease than in 2023, when the economic system grew by 1.5%. Nominal GDP, reflecting the dimensions of the economic system at present costs, reached 609.29 trillion yen (about $4 trillion), exceeding the 600 trillion yen mark for the primary time in historical past.
The phone dialog between Putin and Trump on February 12 had a optimistic influence on the inventory markets of Russia and Europe. Following the outcomes of the week that ended on the day of the negotiations, European fairness funds raised a document $2.5 billion, the best quantity within the final two years. The Russian market additionally confirmed progress on the again of this information.
Electronics imports to Russia confirmed a lower for the primary time in two years. In response to market members, the discount was as much as 3%. Beforehand, the same pattern was noticed solely in 2014 and 2022. Specialists attribute this to difficulties in making funds to China and the excessive key rate of interest. Specialists predict that in 2025, the discount in imports will proceed, particularly within the phase of family home equipment, the place the drop could attain 30%.
The reforms initiated by Donald Trump and Elon Musk have led to a pointy improve in unemployment within the US capital. Because the Republicans got here to energy, about 4,000 Washington residents, which is about 0.5% of the town’s inhabitants, have utilized for unemployment advantages. The explanation was the discount of the federal government employees and the introduction of an early retirement program by way of a «buyout.»
The USA and Belarus are making ready a «grand discount» that can embody the lifting of sanctions. In response to the phrases of the deal, Minsk releases «a lot of political prisoners» and Washington lifts sanctions. In latest months, Lukashenko has already granted amnesty to greater than 200 individuals who have been convicted after the protests in Belarus in 2020.
