"Nikkei Reaches All-Time High After 34 Years on Strong Corporate Earnings and Investor-Friendly Measures"

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"Nikkei Reaches All-Time High After 34 Years on Strong Corporate Earnings and Investor-Friendly Measures"
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Japan's Nikkei 225 reached a record high, surpassing its 1989 peak, driven by strong corporate earnings and investor-friendly measures. The rally is supported by a weaker yen and foreign investment, with Bank of America upgrading year-end forecasts for the Nikkei 225 and Topix. However, concerns about the weakening yen's impact on consumer purchasing power persist, and Japan's GDP shrank for a second consecutive quarter, leading to a drop in its global economic ranking.

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