Japan eyes fiscal 2027 assumed bond interest rate at 3.8%
The Finance Ministry is considering setting the assumed interest rate on long-term Japanese government bonds at 3.8% in…
Macroscope | Japan faces a tough inflation-growth trade-off – and it’s not alone
Global bond markets are throwing a tantrum. On August 17, the yield on 30-year US Treasury bonds hit…
Japan likely intervened to prop up yen, with possible help from U.S.
Japan appears to have delivered a surprise intervention to prop up the yen, possibly working with U.S. financial…
Economics Week Ahead – ActionForex
With Warsh’s second FOMC meeting approaching, we expect the Fed to remain on hold while maintaining a modest…
Japan’s producer prices rise at fastest pace since early 2023
Japan’s corporate goods prices in June picked up at the fastest pace since early 2023, adding to evidence…
Japan is not pushing for low interest rates, economic policy minister says
Media reports that say Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration is attempting to keep interest rates low and weaken…
Japan’s nominal wages top 3% again in longest streak since 1992
Japanese wages climbed again in May, comfortably outpacing inflation and reinforcing the Bank of Japan’s stance toward raising…
Sinking yen and robust economy support BOJ case for earlier rate hike
The Bank of Japan has an increasingly strong case to consider an early rate hike as business activity…
Japan Is Partying Like It’s 1999, And Not In A Good Way
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda. Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP via Getty Images Central bankers are supposed to…
Economics Week Ahead – ActionForex
Next week’s calendar is dominated by central bank decisions, with policy paths still shaped by sticky inflation, softer…
Week Ahead – Central Bank Barrage Ahead: Fed, BoJ, RBA, SNB and BoE in Focus
Fed meets as strong US data bolster rate hike bets. BoJ expected to hike, intervention risk also in…
Dollar on Thin Ice as Three Forces Hit: Risk Rally, Central Bank Divergence, Yen Shock
Dollar’s broader weakness reasserted itself last week, even as it managed a modest late rebound against Euro. Across…