Japan Government Keeps Gradual Economic Recovery Outlook, Continues to Warn about Inflationary Impact of Lingering Mideast Conflict
–Government Upgrades Its View on Business Sentiment After Upbeat Q3 Tankan Survey, Downgrades Assessment of Exports Amid Sliding Volumes By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s government continues to see a moderate economic recovery ahead and repeated its warning about the lingering Mideast conflict that has kept global energy and transportation costs high. In its monthly […]
Preview: Forecasters See Japan Jobless Rate Flat in September as Employment Remains Buoyant
Consensus outlook for Mace News Friday, October 30, 2026 0830 JST (2330 GMT/1930 EDT Thursday, October 29) The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications releases September jobs. Mace News median: 2.5% (range: 2.4% to 2.5%)vs. 2.5% in Aug, 2.4% in July, 2.5% in June, May and April, 2.7% in March and 2.6% in February. By […]
Preview: Forecasters See Buoyant Japanese Job Market in August Data
Consensus outlook for Mace News Friday, October 2, 2026 0830 JST (2330 GMT/1930 EDT Thursday, October 1) The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications releases August jobs. Mace News median: 2.4% (range: 2.4% to 2.5%)vs. 2.4% in July, 2.5% in June, May and April, 2.7% in March and 2.6% in February. By Chikafumi Hodo TOKYO […]
Preview: Forecasters See Japan Unemployment Stable in April Data with Job Market Firm
Friday, May 29, 2026 0830 JST (2330 GMT/1930 EDT Thursday, May 28) The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications releases April jobs. Mace News median: 2.7% (range: 2.6% to 2.7%)vs. 2.7% in March after posting 2.6% in February. By Chikafumi Hodo TOKYO (MaceNews) – Japan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is expected to be little changed […]
Preview: Japan February Unemployment Rate Forecast to Remain at 2.7%, Lowest Among G7, Focus on Payrolls After 1st Drop in Nearly 4 Years in January
By Chikafumi Hodo Tuesday, March 310830 JST (2330 GMT/1930 EDT Monday, March 30) The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications releases the February unemployment rate.Mace News median: 2.7% (range: 2.6% to 2.7%) vs. 2.7% in Jan; 2.6% from Aug to Dec, over 5-year low of 2.3% in July, 2.5% from March to June TOKYO (MaceNews) […]
Preview: Forecasters See Japan Jobless Rate Flat in January as Labor Shortages Persist
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 0830 JST (2330 GMT/1830 EST Monday, March 2) The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications releases January jobs. Mace News median:2.6% (range: 2.5% to 2.6%)vs. 2.6% in the previous five months, over 5-year low of 2.3% in July, 2.5% from March to June By Chikafumi Hodo TOKYO (MaceNews) – Japan’s seasonally […]
US ISM Services Sector Afloat over Optimism for Better Business in 2026 but AI Boom Causing Capacity Concerns; Overall Cost Pressures Remain High
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The U.S. services sector posted a 19th straight month of expansion in January on general optimism that things will turn around in 2026 in the aftermath of Trump tariff storms but the pace of activity was flat on the month as data center expansion is causing capacity concerns and rising […]
Preview: Forecasters See Japanese Unemployment Rate Flat at 2.6% in Jan.
Friday, Jan. 30, 2026 0830 JST (2330 GMT/1830 EST Thursday, Jan. 29) The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications releases December jobs. Mace News median:2.6% (range: 2.5% to 2.6%)vs. 2.6% in the previous four months, over 5-year low of 2.3% in July, 2.5% from March to June By Chikafumi Hodo TOKYO (MaceNews) – Japan’s seasonally […]
US ISM Rpt Shows a Greater-Than-Expected Improvement for the Services Economy But Hiring Still Softened in October
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The momentum of the dominant services sector of the economy showed improvement beyond expectations in October, at 52.4 reading after September’s 50.0 index level, but hiring had continued to soften and suggests more of that to come. The chief of the purchasing managers survey, Steve Miller, told reporters that in the context […]
TRANSCRIPT: Fed’s Powell Says Quarter-Point Cut ‘Risk Management’ Rather Than Reaction to Actual Jobs Deterioriation
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is a transcript of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s post-FOMC news conference Wednesday: Recent indicators suggest that growth of economic activity has moderated. GEP rose at a pace of around one and a half percent in the first half of the year, down from 2.5 percent last year. The moderation […]