Japan Economy News 10 November 2025 - 7 December 2025

Japan’s Nikkei 225 spent the first week of December swinging between record‑adjacent highs and a sharp end‑of‑week pullback, just as U.S. and European benchmarks flirted with all‑time peaks. The period from 5–7 December 2025 encapsulates the big themes driving global markets right now: central bank divergence, an AI‑driven equity boom, and growing unease about stretched consumers. Below is a detailed recap of the latest news, forecasts and analyses on the Nikkei 225 and its place among the world’s major indices. A volatile finish: Nikkei 225 drops back from near‑record highs After a powerful mid‑week rally, Japan’s benchmark index gave back

Tokyo’s stock market ended a volatile first week of December with the Nikkei 225 at 50,491.87 on Friday, up about 0.5%from the previous week, while the broader TOPIX finished at 3,362.56, down roughly 0.5% over the same period.Investing.com+1 Behind those modest weekly moves was a dramatic tug‑of‑war: growing conviction that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will raise rates to 0.75% later this month, a sharp rise in Japanese government bond (JGB) yields, a firmer yen, and global optimism that the U.S. Federal Reserve will deliver another rate cut in December.Reuters+2MarketPulse+2 Key takeaways for the week (Dec 1–6, 2025) 1. Headline performance: Nikkei edges up, TOPIX slips Nikkei 225 The Nikkei remains roughly 4.1% below its 52‑week