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 […]
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 […]
Japan Week Ahead: Markets Eye Impact of Japan-US Joint Action to Stop Yen from Falling Further as Rising Bond Yields Could Hurt Economic Growth while Inflation Persists
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Market participants are watching whether Japan’s currency intervention last week will have any lasting effect on keeping dollar bulls at bay amid concerns that rising long-term bond yields triggered by Tokyo’s large fiscal spending plans will spill over to boost borrowing costs in the United States. Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama […]
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, […]