Japan April Core Machine Orders Slip After 2 Months of Solid Gains, Led by Manufacturing Pullback Slightly Offset by Non-Manufacturing Rebound
Japanese machinery orders recede
Update: BOJ Keeps Overnight Rate Target in 0% to 0.1% Range as Widely Expected, to Decide at July Meeting Specific Plan for Trimming Asset Purchases in Next 1 to 2 Years
BOJ leaves rates steady, eyes reducing bond holdings
INTERVIEW: Ex-BOJ Policymaker Kiuchi Sees Flexible JGB Purchase Program as Fine-Tuning Tool, Expects Only Gradual Rate Hikes to Below 1%
By Max Sato TOKYO (MaceNews) – The Bank of Japan is likely to maintain its “flexible” Japanese government bond purchase program as a “fine-tuning tool” so it can respond to both upside and downside risks to growth and inflation, instead of clearly reducing JGB buying from the current monthly pace of about ¥6 trillion, Takahide […]
Japan May Producer Prices Jump 2.4% Y/Y After 1.1% Rise in April on Higher Renewable Energy Utility Fees, Global Concerns over Copper Supply
Japan producer prices rise
Japan Q1 GDP Slump Revised Up Slightly to 1.8% from 2.0% Drop as Upward Revision to Private Inventory Buildup Offsets Larger-Than-Expected Export Drop
Japan GDP slightly better in revised report
Japan April Household Spending Posts 1st Y/Y Rise in 14 Months on Higher Education Costs, More Gift Money at Ceremonies; Autos, Package Tours Slip
Japanese household spending rises from year ago
Japan May Tokyo Core CPI Annual Rate Rises to 1.9% on Reduced Utility Subsidies After Falling to 25-Month Low of 1.6% in April due to Free High School Education
Japan CPI accelerates in April, as expected
Japan April Jobless Rate Steady at 2.6% for 2nd Straight Month; Job Cuts Shrink, Fewer People Quit for Other Openings
–Employment Up Y/Y for 21st Straight Month, Led by Hotels, Restaurants; Manufacturing Shed Jobs for 2nd Month in a Row By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japanese payrolls posted their 21st straight rise on year in April amid labor shortages at hotels, restaurants and telecommunications firms while the unemployment rate was unchanged at 2.6% for the […]
Japan April Retail Sales +2.4% Y/Y Led by Consumer Electronics Amid Hot Weather; Vehicle Sales Decline Slows After Auto Output, Shipments Resumed in March
Japan retail sales gains
Japan April Industrial Production Unexpectedly Slips on Pullback in Aircraft Engine Parts After Sharp Gain; Vehicle Output Also Falls
Japan industrial production falls