Japan Week Ahead: PM Takaichi Back to Inflation Fighting after Performing in Trump Diplomatic Theater; February Core CPI Seen Drifting Below BOJ’s 2%, Calm Before Iran War Storm
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Here are the key Japanese events for the coming week. Following last week’s majority decision by the Bank of Japan’s board to pause in its gradual rate hike process, CPI data for February is forecast to show core inflation moderated to an annual rate below the bank’s 2% target as […]
FOMC Leaves Funds Rate Unchanged in 3.50-3.75% Target Range
– Participants Project one 25 BP Rate Cut to 3.25-3.50% By End Of 2026 – Gov. Miran Only Dissent; Favored 25 BP Rate Cut – FOMC: Economic ‘Implications of Developments in Middle East…Uncertain’ – Participants Revise ‘Longer Run” (Neutral) Funds Rate From 3.0% to 3.1% – Powell: Must ‘Wait and See’ War Impact; Balance Upside […]
Japan Week Ahead: National Wealth Eroded by High Import Costs, Exports Weathering Trump Tariffs Thanks to Demand from Europe, Asia
–Bank of Japan in No Hurry to Raise Interest Rates to Counter Any Reversal in Easing Inflation amid Mideast War By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Here are the key Japanese events for the coming week. Parliamentary debate on the fiscal 2026 budget continues at the key lower house budget committee. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is […]
RECAP, U.S. and Israel officials waiting confirmation ongoing attempt to decapitate Iran’s leadership has been successful; Trump urges govt takeover
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The broad U.S. and Israel attack Saturday on Iran, which is said to include hundreds of targets over several days, has triggered retaliatory missile attacks on U.S. bases in the region. Iran claims a girls school with several dozen casualties was among the targets. President Trump urged Iran’s people to now take […]
Japan’s Government Sticks to Modest Economic Recovery Outlook as Firms Tiding Over Trump Tariff Storms, Inflation Drifting Lower on Easing Food, Energy Costs
–PM Takaichi Quiet on BOJ’s Unwinding of Stimulus; Mainichi Says She Showed Reluctance to Further Rate Hikes in Recent Meeting with Governor Ueda –Government Nominates Academic Types with Possible Reflationary Bias to Replace Two Outgoing BOJ Board Members By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s government continues to predict a modest economic recovery, noting that corporate […]
Japan Week Ahead: Lawmakers to Kick Off Debate on Fiscal 2026 Budget as PM Seeks Closer Alliance with Trump to Trim Reliance on Chinese Rare Earths
–Tokyo CPI to Show Inflation Trending Lower Below BOJ’s 2% Target, Factory Output Set to Rebound While Retail Sales Remain Sluggish By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Here are the key Japanese events for the coming week. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has been sworn in after being re-elected in the Diet where lawmakers will start debating […]
Japan Week Ahead: Prime Minister Takaichi Set to Be Re-Elected in Diet After Ruling Conservative Party LDP Clinches Supermajority in General Election
–Q4 GDP to Confirm Tepid Rebound, January Trade to Indicate Solid Export Growth, Q4 Machine Orders Seen Up, Inflation Easing Further By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Here are the key Japanese events for the coming week. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will go through a largely ceremonial parliamentary vote on Wednesday to be re-elected after the […]
Japan Week Ahead: Prime Minister Takaichi’s Landslide Win in General Election to Keep Economic Stimulus Hopes, Rising Debt Jitters Amid Wobbly Consumer Sentiment
–Producer Inflation Seen Easing Further on Lower Fuel Costs but at Gradual Pace amid Rising Copper Prices By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Here are the key Japanese events for the coming week. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi led the conservative Liberal Democratic Party to a historic landslide victory in Sunday’s lower house election, paving the way […]
Japan PM Takaichi’s LDP Scores Landslide Lower House Election Victory in Media Exit Polls, Focus on Large Fiscal Spending
–Updates first four paragraphs with final projections by news media By Chikafumi Hodo TOKYO (MaceNews) – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s ruling coalition scored a landslide victory in Sunday’s lower house election, with results pointing to an overwhelming win for the Liberal Democratic Party that could allow it to govern alone and potentially secure a […]
Japan News Media Polls: Ruling Conservative LDP on Track to Score Landslide Win in Feb. 8 Lower House Election, New Opposition Centrist Alliance Trailing
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japanese news media polls conducted between Feb. 3 and Feb. 5 and released Thursday point to a landslide victory for the conservative ruling Liberal Democratic Party in the Feb. 8 lower house election, with the party on track to secure a significantly larger win than indicated by initial surveys. None […]