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World : Japan Food Delivery Firms At Crossroads As Inflation Squeezes Profits
TOKYO, July 4 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Japan's food delivery industry is at a crossroads as intensifying competition and rising prices squeeze profits, forcing some operators to withdraw from the market, Kyodo News reported.
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Borneo Bulletin
· Jul 4, 2026
Inflation: Japan food delivery firms at crossroads
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· Jul 8, 2026
Live markets: Japan's collapsing yen is pushing companies into bitcoin and XRP
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· Jul 8, 2026
The yen is at its weakest level since 1986 - what that means for you | Econ World
Japan’s currency is on a historic slide. Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Rocky Swift, chief correspondent for markets in Japan, about what Tokyo is doing to shore up the currency and the implications for the rest of the world. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed 👉 Subscribe: https://reut.rs/4b8fRGn Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ Follow Reuters on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on X: https://twitter.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reuters/?hl=en
South China Morning Post
· Jul 9, 2026
Investors have more to worry about than yen bears on the hunt
Why are global investors so bearish on the yen? There are good reasons Japan’s currency should be gaining in value. Last month, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised interest rates to a 31-year high of 1 per cent and signalled it would continue increasing borrowing costs. Bond markets are currently pricing in a nearly 90 per cent probability of another increase by December. Nominal wages in Japan have risen by more than 3 per cent for four straight months, the longest streak since 1992. Moreover, the...
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Related coverage for "World : Japan Food Delivery Firms At Crossroads As Inflation Squeezes Profits": Borneo Bulletin — Inflation: Japan food delivery firms at crossroads. Daily Sabah — Asian vendors grapple with soaring costs of plastics amid Mideast war. The Economic Times — Asia's food vendors hit by soaring plastic costs . CoinDesk — Live markets: Japan's collapsing yen is pushing companies into bitcoin and XRP. Reuters — The yen is at its weakest level since 1986 - what that means for you | Econ World. South China Morning Post — Investors have more to worry about than yen bears on the hunt