Preview: Forecasters See Japan’s Tokyo CPI Up to +1.8% in June amid Rising Import Costs
Friday, July 31, 2026 0830 JST (2330 GMT/1930 EDT Thursday, July 30) The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications releases July Tokyo CPI.Mace News median: total CPI +1.8% y/y (range: +1.8% to +1.9%) vs. June +1.7%; core CPI (ex-fresh food) +1.8% (range: +1.7% to +1.8%) vs. June +1.6%; core-core CPI (ex-fresh food, energy) +2.0% (range: […]
Japan Government Keeps Gradual Economic Recovery View as Fuel Subsides Cap Inflation, Spreading Wage Hikes Prop Up Confidence
–Government Continues to Warn About Mideast Conflict: It May Cause Widespread Consumer Goods Markups Beyond Energy Prices By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s government remains confident that its fuel and utility subsidies as well as solid wage hikes by many firms should support the economy’s gradual recovery from the pandemic slump while warning that higher […]
Preview: Japan Core CPI Expected to Pick Up Steam in June Report
Consensus outlook for Mace NewsFriday, July 24 20260830 JST (2330 GMT/1930 EDT Thursday, July 23) The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications releases June CPI.Mace News median: total CPI +1.6% y/y (range: +1.6% to +1.7%) vs. May +1.5%; core CPI (ex-fresh food) +1.6% y/y (range: +1.5% to +1.7%) vs. May +1.4%; core-core CPI (ex-fresh food, […]
Preview: Forecasters See Japanese Exports, Imports Up Again on Year in June Data
By Chikafumi Hodo TOKYO (MaceNews) – Japanese exports are expected to rise for a 10th straight month from a year earlier in June, while imports are seen rising for a fifth consecutive month as the resource-poor country continues to diversify its crude oil purchases away from the Middle East. Robust imports, coupled with a weaker […]
Japan Week Ahead: Resilient Economy Faces Inflationary Pressures, Structural Fragility as Mideast Conflict Rages on, Weak Yen Keeps Imports Expensive
–June Exports Forecast to Post 10th Straight Y/Y Rise, CPI Seen Up Slightly but Still Below BOJ’s 2% Inflation Target By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s economy has shown resilience in the face of protectionist U.S. trade policy and the lingering Mideast conflict. Exports have weathered the drag from stiff Trump tariffs on autos and […]
Japan Week Ahead: Markets Continue to Expect BOJ Rate Hike Toward Yearend after Tankan Business Survey, Branch Managers Report Points to Resilient Economy amid Mideast Uncertainty
–May Machinery Orders Set for Pullback after April Surge but Strong Demand for Computers, AI-Linked Equipment Seen Intact By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Bank of Japan policymakers have received evidence this month that the domestic economy has been resilient, overcoming high fuel costs and material shortages triggered by the Middle East conflict amid the global […]
Preview: Forecasters See Japan PPI Up to 6.6% Rise in June from Year Ago
Friday, July 10, 2026 0850 JST (2350 GMT/1950 EDT Thursday, July 9) The Bank of Japan releases the June corporate goods price index.Mace News median: CGPI +6.6% y/y (range: +6.4% to +7.2%) vs. May +6.3%; +0.2% m/m (range: +0.0% to +0.7%) vs. May +0.9% By Chikafumi Hodo TOKYO (MaceNews) – Japan’s producer inflation, measured by […]
Preview: Forecasters See Japan Household Spending Continuing to Pull Back in May Report
Tuesday, July 70830 JST (2330 GMT/1930 EDT Monday, July 6) The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications releases May household spending.Mace News median forecasts: -2.3% y/y (range: -2.6% to +0.3%) vs. Apr -0.5%; +1.9% m/m (range: +1.2% to +2.5%) vs. Apr +1.6% By Chikafumi Hodo TOKYO (MaceNews) – Japan’s real average household spending is expected […]
Japan Week Ahead: Yen’s Weakness Persists, Keeping Imports Expensive, Producer Costs High Despite Recent Easing in Global Crude Oil Prices
–BOJ Set to Continue Raising Policy Rate but U.S.-Japan Rate Gap Remains Wide, Exerting Downward Pressure on Yen Vs. Dollar By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The depreciation of the yen has lingered on expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will have to raise interest rates by the end of the year to rein in inflation […]
Japan Government Keeps Gradual Economic Recovery View as Global Energy Prices Have Eased, Consumer Sentiment Has Picked Up from Recent Bottom
–Government Also Warns Mideast Conflict Has Triggered a Spike in Producer, Import Costs By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s government continues to predict that the economy will stay on a gradual recovery track, noting that its fuel subsidies and free high school education are helping ease inflation and hot weather is lifting consumer sentiment, but it also […]