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Japan’s Takaichi government approved a plan to cut the food consumption tax to 1% from 8% without resorting to debt...
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US-Japan coordinated FX intervention will likely have a longer lasting effect compared with past unilateral interventions but it still will...
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept its policy rate at 1% at Friday’s meeting, as expected. We continue to project...
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration will set economic and fiscal policy guidelines for 2026 in mid-July, targeting JPY370trn (US$2.3trn) in...
Japan's declining working hours are impacting economic growth, driven by demographic shifts and changes in employment practices. Explore the details.
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Japan's labor force is facing a decline despite recent growth. Explore the challenges and potential solutions in our detailed report.
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) raised its policy rate from 0.75% to 1% on June 16 despite the uncertainty around...
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We’ve raised our end-2026 10-year Japanese government bond (JGB) yield forecast to 2.8% from 2.5%. The prospect of higher inflation...
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Despite the continued uncertainty around the Middle East conflict, we now expect the Bank of Japan (BoJ) to raise its...
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Explore how small firms in Japan impact wage growth and productivity, facing challenges in a changing economic landscape.
The BoJ is edging toward another rate hike—but timing is everything. Inflation is rising, the yen is weakening, and global...
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We have raised our CPI forecast for Japan for this year and next, reflecting a revised profile for oil prices....
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The Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept its policy rate at 0.75% at its March meeting. We now project the central...
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We've raised our terminal rate assumption for the Bank of Japan to 1.5% from 1% in February. This reflects changes...
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The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) landslide election victory on Sunday doesn't change our expectation of a primary fiscal deficit...
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In our upcoming February forecast update, we'll stick to our expectation of a primary fiscal deficit of 2%-3% of GDP...
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The Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept its policy rate at 0.75% at its January meeting. Although our current baseline expects...
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Japanese government bond yields have surged over the past few weeks. Here, we answer the most frequently asked questions about...
Japan is famous for its bullet trains, robots, and precision manufacturing, but step into many offices and you’ll find paper...
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We have upgraded our outlook for business investment and productivity in Japan following the December transition to 2020 as the...
