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 […]
Japan Week Ahead: BOJ June Quarter Tankan Business Survey to Show Mideast Conflict Dented Confidence Slightly, Pushed Up Costs for Many Sectors
–Hot Weather, Rising Stock Markets Seen Lifting Retail Sales in May, Job Creation Continues, Factory Output to Extend Monthly Gain on Export Demand By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The tentative U.S.-Iran peace agreement has led crude oil prices lower to pre-war levels, calming jitters among policymakers and investors, but Japanese households and businesses will still […]
Preview: Forecasters See Japan Tokyo CPI Accelerating in June as Commodity Prices Rise
By Chikafumi Hodo TOKYO (MaceNews) – Tokyo’s consumer price index, a leading indicator of the national inflation trend, is expected to accelerate in June, reflecting higher energy costs and supply concerns surrounding naphtha, other oil products and chemicals amid heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East following the conflict involving the United States and Iran. […]
Update: Japan Week Ahead: Markets Look for Signs of Follow-Up BOJ Move in A Few Months After Milestone Rate Hike in June, Warning about Inflation
–Updates to Show New Date for Monthly Economic Report –June Tokyo CPI Inflation Seen Accelerating on Rising Costs for Plastics, Other Goods amid Mideast Materials Supply Squeeze but Still Below 2% BOJ Target By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Financial markets are expected to be volatile in the coming week after Iran announced on the weekend […]