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 Government Keeps Its View on Economic Recovery, Downplaying Q1 GDP Slump as Mainly Caused by Temporary Vehicle Output Suspension
Japan government keeps view on economy
Japan April Core CPI Annual Rate Eases to 3-Month Low of 2.2% on Smaller Processed Food, Durable Goods Price Gains; Overall Energy Costs Edge Up After Long Drop
–Total CPI +2.5% Y/Y Vs. +2.7% in March Despite High Fresh Food Prices–Core-Core CPI (Ex-Fresh Food, Energy) Annual Rate Eases to 19-Month Low of 2.4% By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Consumer inflation in Japan moderated in all three key measures in April in light of easing food and durable goods markups, offsetting the slight upward […]
Japan April Export Rise Led by Automobiles, Semiconductors; Trade Balance Slips Back into Deficit after March Surplus
autos, semiconductors lead Japanese export rise
Japan March Core Machine Orders Unexpectedly Post 2nd Straight Monthly Gain, Prompting Government to Upgrade View
Japanese capex bounces back in April
Japan Q1 GDP Posts 1st Contraction in 2 Quarters as Suspended Auto Output Hurts Consumption, Capex, Exports; Slight Q4 Rebound Revised Down to Zero Growth
Japan economy contracts in first quarter