The proportion of people in Japan who think their living conditions are better than a year before has dropped to the lowest level in over 15 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/16/economy/living-conditions-index-lowest-level-in-15-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #surveys #inflation
The Bank of Japan finished selling millions of dollars of stocks it bought from besieged banks during a domestic banking crisis in the early 2000s and the later Lehman Shock. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/14/boj-offload-bank-stock-etf/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #boj #etf
Bank of Japan officials are likely to consider raising at least one inflation forecast at a policy meeting this month, after food-related prices rose more than expected, people familiar with the matter have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/14/economy/boj-food-price-inflation-outlook/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #inflation #economicindicators #food
The Bank of Japan could face political pressure to keep interest rates low as opposition parties favoring tax cuts and loose monetary policy are expected to gain influence after the July 20 Upper House election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/14/economy/boj-rate-hike-upper-house-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #2025upperhouseelection #shigeruishiba #ldp #consumptiontax #japaneseeconomy #inflation
Japanese automakers slashed prices at a record pace for exports to the U.S., in a sign that companies are sacrificing profits to remain competitive amid tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/10/companies/japan-carmakers-export-price-cut/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #carmakers #cars #tariffs #donaldtrump #boj #economicindicators
The Bank of Japan could revise its inflation view upward this month, according to Junko Koeda, one of the central bank's newest board member. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/09/economy/new-boj-board-member-price-outlook/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #inflation #rice #tariffs #us #japaneseeconomy #food #junkokoeda #kazuoueda
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance will actively avoid investing in Japanese superlong-term government bonds for the next year or two on expectations of further interest rate increases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/08/companies/meiji-yasuda-life-insurance-long-bonds-avoidance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #meijiyasuda #lifeinsurance #bonds #boj #investments
Japan’s surprisingly strong inflation is increasing the possibility that the Bank of Japan will raise its interest rate by the end of the year, a former central bank official says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/04/economy/expert-inflation-strong/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #inflation #boj #japaneseeconomy #tsutomuwatanabe #kazuoueda
Forming an exchange-traded fund just got easier in Japan with the launch of a white-label service, in which much of the work will be done for the fund manager. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/04/markets/white-label-etf/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #tse #stocks #investments #etf #boj
Household spending rose the most since the summer of 2022 amid persistent inflation, helping to support an economy that’s weighed down by U.S. tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/04/economy/may-household-spending-rise/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #inflation #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy #inflation #us #tariffs #internalaffairsministry #tourism #boj
The Bank of Japan will resume its rate hikes after a temporary pause, says Hajime Takata, a member of the central bank's policy board. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/03/markets/boj-rate-hike-to-resume/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #boj #japaneseeconomy #hajimetakata #interestrates
Large Japanese companies are surprisingly optimistic in the second-quarter "tankan" survey despite U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/01/economy/tankan-july-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #tankan #surveys #japaneseeconomy #inflation #carmakers #manufacturing #tariffs #donaldtrump #us
Japan’s new series of banknotes marks its first anniversary on Thursday, but adoption has been much slower than the previous redesign. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/30/japan-new-banknotes-circulation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #boj #meti #japaneseeconomy #cashless
Apartment rents in Tokyo are rising at the fastest pace in 30 years, in the latest sign for the Bank of Japan that the nation’s inflation trend is spreading deeper through the economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/26/economy/tokyo-apartment-rents-up/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #housing #realestate #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy #inflation #boj
Bank of Japan board members discussed inflation running at a faster pace than expected while they continued to see the need for vigilance over high uncertainties related to U.S. tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/25/economy/boj-inflation-faster-than-expected/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #inflation #japaneseeconomy