UPDATE: Japan Weekahead: October Exports Seen Up but Sluggish, Academic Type BOJ Board Member Koeda to Make Debut Speech Before December Meeting
–MOF has made a rare change to its trade statistics release date, citing the need to ensure the accuracy of the latest figures after finding that it failed to move parts of collected data over to a new customs computer system on Oct. 12. By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Here are the key Japanese economic […]
Conservative Ruling Party Leader Takaichi Elected Japan’s First Woman Prime Minister, Picks Former MOF Official Katayama as Finance Minister
By Chikafumi Hodo TOKYO (MaceNews) – Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Sanae Takaichi was sworn in as the country’s first woman prime minister on Tuesday, shifting the gear to the right on the political spectrum and inheriting the decades-old task to achieve economic growth that comes with sustained wage hikes and stable inflation. Takaichi, […]
Japan LDP Leader Takaichi’s Premiership Prospects in Limbo After Sudden Exit of Coalition Partner, Stirring Market Uncertainty
By Chikafumi Hodo TOKYO (MaceNews) – Sanae Takaichi, who became the Liberal Democratic Party’s first female leader in early October, is facing a critical moment after the abrupt departure of its long-time coalition partner, Komeito, ending more than a quarter-century of alliance. The unexpected breakup could heighten volatility in Japanese stocks, government bonds and currency […]
Japan Weekahead: New Ruling Party Leader Takaichi to Set Policy Agenda, Seek Close Contact Between Government and Central Bank
— Bank of Japan Releases Quarterly Regional Economic Report, Survey on Consumer Sentiment, Inflation Outlook By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Here are the key Japanese economic and political events for the coming week. Now that the ruling conservative Liberal Democratic Party has elected its new leader, Sanae Takaichi, the focus is on what economic and […]
Japan Set to Have First Female Premier After LDP Leadership Victory -2-
By Chikafumi Hodo TOKYO (MaceNews) – Sanae Takaichi is poised to become Japan’s first female prime minister after winning the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election on Saturday. Known for her conservative, right-leaning views, Takaichi has previously called for increasing government borrowing to stimulate the economy and has signaled in her willingness to reopen trade […]
Japan Set to Have First Female PM as Hardline MP Sanae Takaichi Wins Ruling LDP Party Leadership Runoff
— Takaichi to Replace Outgoing PM Ishiba Who Has Stepped Down to Take Blame for General Election Losses By Max Sato (Mace News) – Japan is set to have its first woman Prime Minister as hardline member of parliament Sanae Takaichi won conservative Liberal Democratic Party leadership on Saturday, shifting gear away from a slightly […]
Japan Weekahead: Ruling Party to Elect New Leader to Replace Outgoing PM Ishiba; BOJ Tankan Survey to Show Slight Pickup in Sentiment
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Here are the key Japanese political and economic events for the coming week. The BOJ Tankan survey for the September quarter, due on Wednesday, is expected to show a slight pickup in business sentiment and solid capital investment plans but the move among Japanese carmakers to export their vehicles at […]
Report: Japan, U.S. Mull Possible Trump Visit to Tokyo in Late October
By Chikafumi Hodo TOKYO (MaceNews) – Japan and the United States are in talks over a possible visit by President Donald Trump to Tokyo in October, ahead of his planned trip to South Korea for an international summit, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported. The visit would mark the first in-person meeting between Trump and the […]