Japan Govt Keeps Modest Economic Recovery Outlook, Downplays 1st GDP Decline In 6 Qtrs in Q3, Noting Resilient Consumption, Capex
Japan Sticks to Modest Economic Recovery Outlook, Downplaying First GDP Contraction in 6 Quarters in Q3, Pointing to Resilient Consumers, Capex By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japanese government policymakers continue to see the economy on a modest recovery track, downplaying the first GDP contraction in six quarters in the July-September period amid the Trump tariff storms […]
Japan Weekahead: Government Likely to Keep Modest Economic Recovery View, Another BOJ Board Member Speaks amid Rate Hike Expectations
–US Tariffs Seen Denting Factory Output, Retail Sales Remain Weak By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Here are the key Japanese economic events for the coming week. In the final quarter of 2025, the drag from the protectionist U.S. trade policy is becoming more pronounced in some data including international trade, compared to the previous quarter. […]
UPDATE: Japan Weekahead: October Exports Seen Up but Sluggish, Academic Type BOJ Board Member Koeda to Make Debut Speech Before December Meeting
–MOF has made a rare change to its trade statistics release date, citing the need to ensure the accuracy of the latest figures after finding that it failed to move parts of collected data over to a new customs computer system on Oct. 12. By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Here are the key Japanese economic […]
Preview: Japan Q3 GDP Likely to Contract as Exports, Housing and Inventories Weigh; Underlying Demand Remains Steady
0850 JST (2350GMT/1850 EST Sunday, Nov. 16) Cabinet Office releases preliminary GDP for July-SeptemberMace News median: -0.7% q/q (range -1.0% to -0.3%) vs. Q2 revised +0.5%; -2.7% annualized (range -3.9% to -1.2%) vs. Q2 revised +2.2%; +0.4% y/y (range +0.1% to +0.8%) vs. Q2 revised +1.7% By Chikafumi Hodo TOKYO (MaceNews) – Japan’s real gross […]
Japan Weekahead: BOJ Board Member Who Called for September Rate Hike Speaks amid Elevated Inflation, Sluggish External Demand
– Diet to Elect Prime Minister after ruling LDP Lost its Small Coalition Partner By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Here are the key Japanese economic and political events for the coming week. Ahead of the Bank of Japan’s policy meeting on Oct. 29-30, one of the two board members who have called for a further […]
Japan Weekahead: New Ruling Party Leader Takaichi to Set Policy Agenda, Seek Close Contact Between Government and Central Bank
— Bank of Japan Releases Quarterly Regional Economic Report, Survey on Consumer Sentiment, Inflation Outlook By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Here are the key Japanese economic and political events for the coming week. Now that the ruling conservative Liberal Democratic Party has elected its new leader, Sanae Takaichi, the focus is on what economic and […]
Japan Keeps Economic Recovery Outlook as US Trade Deal, Easing Inflation Lift Mood but Export Volumes, Manufacturer Profits Sink on US Auto Tariffs
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan is keeping its modest economic recovery scenario as a trade deal with Washington and easing inflation have perked up confidence but U.S. import duties, still much higher than pre-Trump norms, have triggered export volumes to slump in August and manufacturer profits to dip in the April-June quarter. In […]
Japan Weekahead: Ruling Party to Elect New Leader to Replace Outgoing PM Ishiba; BOJ Tankan Survey to Show Slight Pickup in Sentiment
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Here are the key Japanese political and economic events for the coming week. The BOJ Tankan survey for the September quarter, due on Wednesday, is expected to show a slight pickup in business sentiment and solid capital investment plans but the move among Japanese carmakers to export their vehicles at […]
Japan Weekahead: September Tokyo CPI Seen Stable Under 3% after Bank of Japan Kept Policy Rate but Decided to Start Slow Process of Selling Off Assets
— Candidates for Ruling Party Leader, Thus Prime Minister, to Debate Campaign Platforms By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Here are the key Japanese political and economic events for the coming week. Ahead of the Oct. 4 election of the leader of the ruling conservative Liberal Democratic Party, and thus the prime minister, candidates will be […]
Japan Weekahead: Ruling, Opposition Parties Gear Up for October Snap Elections Widely Expected after Conservative LDP Picks Leader
–Bank of Japan to Stand Pat amid Political Storm Following PM Ishiba’s Resignation, Board Monitors Trump Tariff Impact on Q3 Data–August Data to Highlight Tariff Impact: Japan Carmakers’ Discount Strategy Keeps Their US Market Share but Depresses Export Values–Core CPI to Ease Below 3% on Summer Fuel Subsidies, Yen’s Relative Strength Vs. Slump in Early […]