The government is monitoring the yen with a strong sense of urgency, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said, sending her first clear warning on currency movements since taking on her role. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/31/economy/katayama-warning-yen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #satsukikatayama #yen #boj #japaneseeconomy #scottbessent #kazuoueda
Inflation in the Tokyo area rose at a faster pace, supporting the case for the Bank of Japan to keep raising interest rates gradually and giving the yen a boost. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/31/economy/october-tokyo-inflation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #inflation #economicindicators #boj
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will decide its proposal for economic measures, including those to address persisting inflation, by mid-November, the party’s policy leader said Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/30/japan/politics/ldp-economic-measures-proposal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #takayukikobayashi #sanaetakaichi #inflation #japaneseeconomy
The Bank of Japan kept the policy rate at 0.5% despite high inflation, sticking to a wait-and-see approach owing to continued uncertainty. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/30/economy/boj-meeting-oct-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #us #tariffs #usjapanrelations #inflation #japaneseeconomy
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sent a message indicating support for the Bank of Japan’s independence as Abenomics comes back into fashion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/29/economy/bessent-katayama-boj/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #scottbessent #satsukikatayama #sanaetakaichi #usjapanrelations #us #financeministry #boj #us #tariffs #usjapanrelations #inflation #japaneseeconomy
No projects were finalized under Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge while U.S. President Donald Trump was in Japan for a three-day visit heavy on sentiment but light on substance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/29/economy/japan-us-investment-no-deals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations
The Bank of Japan is expected to sit this one out and keep its benchmark rate at 0.5% as political and economic uncertainty remain high. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/28/economy/boj-preview-october-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #us #tariffs #usjapanrelations #inflation #japaneseeconomy
For women in power, the pressure to prove themselves often leaves little room to focus on gender identity. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/26/japan/the-glass-cliff-and-takachis-rise-to-power/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #ldp #diet #jip #japaneseeconomy #inflation #defense #fiscalspending
In one of her first remarks as Japan's new finance minister, Satsuki Katayama talks taxes and debt without saying too much, steering clear of controversy and commitments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/24/economy/katayama-bessent-comments/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #sanaetakaichi #ldp #cabinet #satsukikatayama #financeministry #japaneseeconomy
Sanae Takaichi spent most of her first policy speech as prime minister addressing economic and security concerns, with little mention of immigration policies and incorporating relatively mild language on China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/24/japan/politics/takaichi-first-policy-speech/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #diet #nipponishin #japaneseeconomy #inflation #defense #fiscalspending
The deputy director of the IMF's Asia and Pacific Department urged Japan to formulate a concrete plan for fiscal consolidation, adding a consumption tax cut should be avoided. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/24/economy/imf-japan-fiscal-health/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #imf #jgb #japaneseeconomy #depopulation
Japan’s key price measure has picked up pace on higher energy costs, underscoring the challenges facing new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/24/economy/japan-september-inflation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #economicindicators #inflation #japaneseeconomy #boj
If Japan can’t keep up its wage-hike momentum, that has implications for Sanae Takaichi’s tenure and the central bank. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/23/economy/rengo-wage-hike-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #rengo #japaneseeconomy #wages #boj #sanaetakaichi #inflation
Bank of Japan watchers pushed back their forecast for the next interest rate hike timing in a dramatic shift from last month, with only a few expecting a move next week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/23/economy/boj-watcher-survey-next-rate-hike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #sanaetakaichi #japaneseeconomy
Bank of Yokohama is prepared to pile back into the domestic debt market when the central bank’s peak interest rate is in sight. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/23/companies/bank-of-yokohama-jgb-buy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #bankofyokohama #regionalbanks #boj #bonds #jgbs #japaneseeconomy
Japan’s exports rose for the first time in five months as shipments of chips and electronic parts advanced, while goods destined for the United States continued to decline amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/22/economy/japan-september-exports-rise/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #trade #us #tariffs #japaneseeconomy
Without bold action, the new prime minister will lack the momentum for enduring leadership. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/21/japan/takaichi-revolution-reform-or-regression/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #nipponishinnokai #japaninnovationparty #sanaetakaichi #komeito #usjapanrelations #defense #japaneseeconomy
Liberal Democratic Party chief Sanae Takaichi may have found the political support she needs to become Japan's next prime minister — but the new cross-party alliances could ensnarl her economic plans. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/18/japan/politics/takaichi-economic-plans-ensnarl/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda is keeping the door open for a near-term hike in interest rates by indicating that the central bank will continue tightening if confidence in achieving its economic outlook strengthens. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/17/economy/boj-ueda-keeps-door-open-for-rate-hike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #ldp #inflation
Potential homebuyers in Tokyo are divided on their property purchasing plans as surging living costs add to affordability concerns, according to a survey. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/17/economy/tokyo-homebuyers-purchase-plans/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #realestate #japaneseeconomy #surveys #inflation
