Japan expects a smaller-than-projected primary balance deficit of ¥1.3 trillion ($9 billion) in fiscal 2025 due to increased tax revenue, though returning to a surplus will likely not come until …
The number of visitors to Japan in the first half of this year recovered to over 60% of pre-pandemic levels, highlighting progress in the nation’s road to becoming a tourism-oriented …
The market for yen bonds from global firms is hotter than it’s been in years, providing money managers with an oasis as rates volatility soars. Investors have scooped up yen …
Cooling U.S. inflation is proving to be a gamechanger for Nikko Asset Management’s Yasushi Ishikawa. He’s ditched his bearish view on the yen, and now has a ¥135 target against …
Despite inflation staying well above the Bank of Japan’s 2% target, financial markets are skeptical about whether the central bank will make any changes to its ultraeasy monetary policy at …
Japan’s government has cut this year’s economic growth forecast but expects inflation to sharply exceed the central bank’s 2% target in new projections released Thursday, acknowledging growing signs of change …
Japan’s consumer prices advanced at a faster clip in June in another indication of lingering stickiness in inflation ahead of next week’s Bank of Japan meeting, although economists forecast a …
Newly built condo prices in Tokyo surged to a record in the first six months of 2023, adding fuel to a trend of growth stemming from factors including an influx …
Japan’s balance of trade for June unexpectedly swung to its first surplus since July 2021, an outcome that should help ease pressure on the economy’s recovery, though risks remain for …
Japan bond bears are turning their attention to Friday’s inflation data, the next potential catalyst for speculation about looming monetary policy tweaks that would bump up yields. Moves in Tokyo …