Research Briefing
We think the BoJ’s next governor, expected to be respected scholar Kazuo Ueda, will shift cautiously to a more orthodox policy framework...
Research Briefing
We think the BoJ’s next governor, expected to be respected scholar Kazuo Ueda, will shift cautiously to a more orthodox policy framework...
Research Briefing
Tokyo is easily the largest Asia Pacific city by GDP, but the big four Chinese cities are catching up. We...
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The Bank of Japan enhanced its funds-supplying operations in January, after widening the tolerance band for 10-year JGB yields in...
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The Bank of Japan maintained its monetary policy settings at today’s (18th Jan) meeting. At the same time, the BoJ...
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Inflation in Asia over the past year has by and large been a story of external supply shocks, rather than...
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In December, the Bank of Japan surprised markets by widening the allowance corridor for the 10-year JGB yield target, aiming to fortify its Yield Curve Control policy. The shift effectively results in a tightening of monetary policy, although we think the impact on growth will be limited.
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Bengaluru's and Hyderabad’s economies will most likely continue to outperform their Asia Pacific and Indian peers in terms of growth...
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We doubt the surprise move from the Bank of Japan to expand the tolerance range for 10-year JGB yields to...
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While few observers expect to see any growth surprise in Japan, some have started to wonder whether global inflation may...
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Economists Arup Raha and Theng Theng Tan identify 5 themes that are likely to be important for Asia in 2023.
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Many cities in the world's advanced economies will enter recession in 2023, with soaring inflation and tightening monetary and fiscal...
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We earlier argued that Asia’s manufacturing activity has been impacted more by demand than by supply-side pressures, due to strict Covid-related policies. Supply...
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We expect the Japanese economy to grow at 0.9% y/y in 2023, after 1.6% growth in 2022. Four reasons why...
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Policy divergence will continue to be a key theme in global FI markets in 2023. Whereas we pencil in a...
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Timely October trade data from North Asia are flashing warning signs that Asia's export downturn is gathering momentum. We think...
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The precipitous decline of the Yen to record fresh lows (and briefly above 150 last month) coupled with a dramatic...
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We think there is a slim chance that the Bank of Japan will adjust its Yield Curve Control policy when...
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Another wave of yen weakening has not deterred the Bank of Japan (BoJ) from leaving monetary policy unchanged at today's...
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We believe 2023 is likely to be a difficult year for nearly all Asian economies. Growth should slow everywhere, except...
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After five consecutive years of production cuts, Japan's key auto industry looks poised for recovery. Unfilled orders are still elevated,...