BOJ’s fresh take on labor crunch opens door for more rate hikes
The Bank of Japan is increasingly blaming chronic labor shortages, not stagnant demand, as the main reason for its weak ...
Japan needs immediate deficit cut to fix fiscal path, IMF warns
TOKYO - Japan must act immediately to improve its fiscal health as the risks of natural disasters mount and social security ...
IMF’s Gopinath: Japan’s services inflation remains below 2% target
Gita Gopinath, the First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said Friday that “Japan’s ...
IMF: BoJ likely to raise interest rates again this year
Nada Choueiri, Deputy Director of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Asia-Pacific Department and its mission chief for ...
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Japan: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2025 Article IV Mission
After three decades of near-zero inflation, there are signs that Japan’s economy can sustainably converge to a new equilibrium. Inflation has surpassed the Bank of Japan’s 2-percent target for over ...
Yen Could Strengthen Beyond 150 Vs Dollar If BOJ Sends Hawkish Signals
The yen could strengthen beyond 150 against the dollar as the BOJ moves against the global tide of rate cuts, said SMBC Nikko Securities.
Japan's household spending beats forecast, but recovery fragile
Japanese household spending rose for the first time in five months in year-on-year terms in December and at a much ...
IMF expects BOJ to raise rates again this year, eye neutral level by end-2027
The Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates again this year and see borrowing costs reach levels deemed neutral to ...
Japan's household spending massively beats expectations, boosting case for further BOJ hikes
Average household monthly income was 1,179,259 yen, up 7.2% in nominal terms and up 2.9% in real terms year on year. The ...
Japan's December Household Spending Beats Expectations
Consumer spending climbed 2.7% in December from a year earlier, data from the internal affairs ministry showed on Friday, ...
Yen hits 8-week high, sterling drops after Bank of England rate cut
The yen touched an eight-week high versus the dollar on Thursday after a Bank of Japan policy board member advocated ...