<strong>Japan Govt Keeps Economic Pickup View Despite Q3 GDP Contraction </strong>
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s government Thursday maintained its economic recovery outlook despite the latest GDP data showing an unexpected slump in total domestic output in the July-September quarter caused by a surge in imports amid the sharp depreciation of the yen, according to its monthly report released by the Cabinet Office. The dollar […]
Japan Appears to Have Sold Dollars in Stealth Intervention to Slow Yen’s Slide
–Currency Intervention Suspected as Dollar Slumps from Above Y151 to Under Y146 in New York Friday –Vice Finance Minister Kanda Declines Comment to Reporters in Tokyo–Yen Remains Weak Amid Wide US-Japan Rate Gap; BOJ Seen Keeping Easy Stance By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The Japanese government and the Bank of Japan appear to have stepped […]
Japan September Export, Import Values Hit Record Highs Amid Slowing Global Growth, High Energy Bills
–Japan Posts 14th Straight Month of Trade Deficit on High Oil, Gas Import Costs–Exports to US Hit Record High on Autos, Auto Parts, Construction Machines–Imports from US, EU at Record Highs on Drugs, Energy–Imports from Asia, China Also Reach Highs on Smartphones, Clothing By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japanese exports values hit a record high […]
Japan MOF Data Shows Large Y2.84 Trln Yen-Buying Intervention on Sept. 22, First in 24 Years
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s yen-buying operation conducted on Sept. 22 to keep lopsided market forces from weakening the yen further against the dollar, totaled a large Y2.838 trillion ($20.3 billion), according to monthly data released Friday by the Ministry of Finance for the period from August 30 through September 28. The intervention, the […]
Japan’s Government Still Sees Gradual Economic Pickup Amid Global Tightening, High Costs, Weak Yen 
Preview: BOJ Tankan Manufacturers’ Sentiment Seen Up in September, Services Down
–End to Covid Lockdown in Shanghai Supports Factory Operations –Downside Risks Arise from Global Slowdown amid Tightening by US, Others –Spike in Japan Covid Cases, High Import Costs Hit Services Sector –Business Confidence in December Projected to Be Mixed –Smaller Firms Expected to Revise Up Their Combined FY22 Capex Plans Further By Max […]
Japan Intervenes in Forex Market to Stop One-Sided, Rapid Yen Fall
–Finance Minister Suzuki Says Govt Steps in To Stem Speculative Move –MOF Suzuki: To Take Necessary Steps on Excessive Fluctuations –BOJ Kuroda: No Need to Change Basic Yield Curve Control Easing Guideline for 2 to 3 Years –BOJ Kuroda Before Intervention: YCC Designed to Correct Tight Yen Funds in Event of Yen-Buying FX Operations –BOJ […]
Japan Seeking to Keep Yen Bears at Bay with Threat of Forex Intervention
–Tokyo Would Need Washington’s Consent and Help to Have Much Impact -US Has No Compelling Reason Yet to Step into FX Market–Japan’s Dollar Selling Ammunition Limited to Its Foreign Reserves By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japanese policymakers are using verbal warnings and inquiries on market levels to stop the yen from depreciating rapidly against the […]
Japan July Industrial Output Up Slightly on Easing Supply Bottlenecks for Autos
–METI Survey Points to Possible Dip in August Output, Small Gain in September–METI Keeps View: Output Making One Step Forward, One Step Back–METI: To Watch Effects of Rising Covid Cases, Parts Shortages, Inflation By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s industrial production posted a slight gain in July in light of easing supply constraints for automakers, […]
Japan July Jobless Rate Unchanged as Govt Avoids Covid Restrictions Amid Case Spike
–Employment Posts 1st Y/Y Drop in 4 Months, Led by Wholesalers, Retailers, Manufacturing–Number of Unemployed Marks 13th Straight Y/Y Drop But Still Above January 2020 Level–Unemployment at 2.6% from May to July Vs. April’s 2-Year Low 2.5%–Fewer Job Losses M/M in July While More People Seek Other Openings By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japanese payrolls […]