Preview: Forecasters See Japanese CPI Inflation Picking Up Steam in July Data
Consensus outlook for Mace NewsFriday, Aug 21, 20260830 JST (2330 GMT/1930 EDT Thursday, Aug 20) The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications releases July CPI. Mace News median: total CPI +1.9% y/y (range: +1.8% to +2.0%) vs. June revised down to +1.6% under new base year formula from +1.7%; core CPI (ex-fresh food) +1.8% y/y […]
Preview: Forecasters See Japanese Exports Surging Again in July Trade Report
Consensus outlook for Mace NewsThursday, Aug 20, 20260850 JST (2350 GMT/1950 EDT Wednesday, Aug 19) The Ministry of Finance releases July trade.Mace News median: exports +21.2% y/y (range: +19.0% to +23.8%) vs. +19.3% in June; imports +26.5% y/y (range: +21.0% to +29.2%) vs. +25.4% in June; trade deficit ¥670.70 billion (range: a deficit of ¥708.80 […]
Preview: Forecasters See Japanese Machinery Orders Bouncing Back in June Report
Consensus outlook for Mace News Wednesday, August 19, 20260850 JST (2350 GMT/1950 EDT Tuesday, August 18) The Cabinet Office releases June and April-June machinery orders.Mace News median: core orders +8.6% m/m (range: +6.5% to +11.7%) vs. May -12.4%; +11.0% y/y (range: +8.9% to +15.1%) vs. May -1.9% By Chikafumi Hodo TOKYO (MaceNews) – Japan’s core […]
Japan Week Ahead: Q2 GDP to Show Faster Economic Growth, July Exports Seen Up Sharply, Subsidies Offsetting Upward Pressures in CPI from Mideast Conflict, Weak Yen
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – It is quiet on the policy front in the coming week with no public speeches by Bank of Japan board members scheduled until Aug. 27 when Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino, a former financial industry regulator, speaks to business leaders in Saitama, just north of Tokyo, on the latest economic and […]
Preview: Japan’s Economy Seen Growing for Third Straight Quarter in Q2 on Solid Consumption, Capital Spending
Monday, August 17 0850 JST (2350 GMT/1950 EDT, Sunday, August 16) Cabinet Office releases preliminary GDP for April-June 2026.Mace News median: +0.6% q/q (range +0.4% to +0.7%) vs. Q1 revised +0.5%; +2.3% annualized (range +1.6% to +2.3%) vs. Q1 revised +1.8%; +0.7% y/y (range +0.2% to +1.3%) vs. Q1 revised +0.4% By Chikafumi Hodo TOKYO […]
Preview: Forecasters See Japanese Producer Price Inflation Rising to 7.5% in July Report from 7.1% in June
Thursday, August 13, 2026 0850 JST (2350 GMT/1950 EDT Wednesday, August 12) The Bank of Japan releases the July corporate goods price index.Mace News median: CGPI +7.5% y/y (range: +6.6% to +7.5%) vs. June +7.1%; +0.6% m/m (range: -0.5% to +0.6%) vs. June +0.4% By Chikafumi Hodo TOKYO (MaceNews) – Japan’s annual producer inflation, as […]
Japan Week Ahead: Inflationary Pressures Growing amid Weak Yen, Measured BOJ Tightening Pace, Prompting Some Economists to Point to an Early September Rate Hike
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Upward pressures on both producer and consumer prices are mounting in Japan when only about five years ago policymakers dreamt about seeing the annual inflation rate overshoot the Bank of Japan’s 2% target from around zero. When BOJ board members left the policy interest rate unchanged at 1% at the […]
Fed Officials United On Need To Reduce Inflation; Differ on How, When
– Some Ready To Tighten; Others Hoping for More Disinflation Evidence – Alternative Policy Scenarios for Curbing Inflation Being Assessed By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – The week after a hotly debated Federal Open Market Committee decision to hold short-term interest rates steady has brought comments from multiple Federal Reserve officials suggesting that the Fed’s […]
US ISM Services Sector Expands for 25th Month in July but Effects of Higher Business Activity, New Orders Offset by Slower Hiring amid Tariffs, Iran War, AI Use
–ISM’s Miller: Significant Portion of Higher 2026 Capex Plans Among Services Firms Linked to Rises in Financing Costs, Prices Paid to Suppliers By Max Sato (MaceNews) – U.S. services sector remains resilient despite rising costs, expanding for the 25th straight month in July, but the pace of growth was little changed from June as higher […]
Preview: Forecasters See Japanese Household Spending Up 0.1% on Year in June, down 3.7% from May
Friday, Aug 7, 20260830 JST (2350 GMT/1930 EDT Thursday, Aug 6) The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications releases the June average household spending.Mace News median forecasts: +0.1% y/y (range: -2.5% to +3.1%) vs. May -0.4%; -3.7% m/m (range: -5.0% to -0.7%) vs. May +3.7% By Chikafumi Hodo TOKYO (MaceNews) – Japan’s real household spending […]