Trade Demand, Not Speculation, Is Driving Yen Toward 160 Per Dollar, Curbing Impact of Japan Intervention
The yen is threatening the 160-yen-per-dollar level, with real demand tied to trade settlement driving the currency’s weakness.…
Japan’s Debt Burden Deepens as Yields Rise Despite World’s Highest Debt Load
Forecast Trend Report by Period See more mid- to long-term trend analysisConcerns Grow Over Fiscal Health as Japan…
Japan’s Debt-Service Costs to Hit Record ¥36.6 Trillion in Fiscal 2027
Japan’s Finance Ministry plans to set debt-service costs for fiscal 2027 at ¥36.6 trillion, a record burden for…
Japan 10-Year Yield Hits 2.93%, Highest Since 1996, Deepening BOJ Rate Dilemma
Forecast Trend Report by Period See more mid- to long-term trend analysisTakaichi fiscal push adds pressure as 10-year…
Japan Q2 Growth Misses Forecasts, Complicating BOJ’s September Rate-Hike Outlook
Japan’s second-quarter real GDP missed market forecasts, weakening the case for an additional BOJ rate increase. Weak domestic…
U.S. Consumers Sue Japanese Companies for Share of $166 Billion Tariff Refunds
The report said procedures are under way for about $166 billion in tariff refunds after the U.S. Supreme…
Yen Slides Back Toward 160 Per Dollar Despite US-Japan Intervention; Won Holds Firm
Forecast Trend Report by Period See more mid- to long-term trend analysisWide US-Japan Rate Gap Signals ‘Structural Weakness’…
US-Japan Yen Defense Exposes Policy Split as Bessent Backs BOJ Hikes, Takaichi Prefers Easing
The US and Japan moved to defend the yen through joint foreign-exchange intervention, but differing views over BOJ…
Japan’s National Debt Hits Record ¥1,346.7 Trillion, Nears ¥11 Million Per Person
Forecast Trend Report by Period See more mid- to long-term trend analysisPhoto: Shutterstock Japan’s national debt surpassed ¥1,346…
US-Japan Intervention Loses Force as Yen Slides Back Toward 160 Per Dollar
The dollar-yen rate has climbed back to 159.08 yen, suggesting the impact of joint intervention by US and…
Japan Stocks’ ‘Korea Linkage’ Frustrates Tokyo Brokers as Fundamentals Get Drowned Out
Forecast Trend Report by Period See more mid- to long-term trend analysisShort-term futures money is driving the market…
Japan’s Lawson to Pilot JPYC Yen Stablecoin Payments at Tokyo Store
Japan’s convenience store chain Lawson will begin a pilot program in early August at a Tokyo store that…