The year-end balance of bank notes in circulation in Japan is estimated to have fallen for a third straight year amid the rise of cashless payments, according to Bank of Japan data. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/31/markets/bank-notes-fall/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #boj #cashless #creditcards #ecommerce

Expect 2026 to be a year of opportunity for Japan as PM Takaichi seeks lasting power, Nintendo’s new Super Mario movie targets another $1.36 billion box office success, and Japanese athletes chase global glory. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/29/japan/japan-in-2026/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #nintendo #supermariogalaxymovie #nikkei225 #interestrates #boj #yen #sports #2026 #yearofthefirehorse

A summary of the Bank of Japan’s most recent meeting hints of further rate hikes, with some board members noting that the country’s real interest rate remains very low. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/29/economy/bank-of-japan-december-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #inflation #kazuoueda

Tokyo’s inflation cooled more than expected as pressures from food and energy prices faded, triggering yen weakness on bets the Bank of Japan may delay the timing of its next interest rate hike. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/26/economy/tokyo-inflation-december/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #tokyo #inflation #japaneseeconomy #food #internalaffairsministry #boj

Bank of Japan’s Ueda signaled that further interest hikes are likely coming next year, by projecting rising confidence that the central bank is closer to attaining its sustainable price target. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/25/economy/boj-ueda-speech-rate-hike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #kazuoueda #boj #japaneseeconomy #keidanren

Asia’s economic growth in 2025 was sluggish, central banks acted cautiously amid low inflation and political pressures and the full impact of U.S. tariffs and policy choices will become clearer in 2026. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/25/world/2025-easy-money-defined-asia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #monetarypolice #inflation #us #asia #china #thailand #indonesia #australia #govkazuoueda #boj

The Bank of Japan should take a cautious approach to raising interest rates as the government pulls out all the stops to energize the economy, according to a former board member. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/25/economy/boj-cautious-rate-hikes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #yutakaharada #inflation #wages

Despite lifting rates to a three-decade high, the Bank of Japan is signaling a cautious, gradual path toward further hikes while insisting policy remains accommodative. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/24/japans-rate-milestone-just-step/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #boj #fed #interestrates #monetarypolicy #japaneseeconomy #kazuoueda

Japan’s bond rout continues after the BOJ’s rate increase and as a record-busting budget approval looms, and the yen has been weak despite the higher yields. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/22/markets/japanese-bond-rout/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #japaneseeconomy #kazuoueda #us #boj #economicindicators #jgb #bonds

Sales of Japan’s government bonds for individual investors have surged past ¥5 trillion this year, the most since 2007. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/18/economy/jgb-sales-highest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #jgb #japaneseeconomy #bonds #boj #inflation

The Bank of Japan’s anticipated rate hike on Friday could weigh on companies’ ability to raise wages in the coming fiscal year, says the head of Japan’s auto workers union. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/17/companies/japan-auto-union-chair-wages/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #carmakers #wages #boj #ratehike #kazuoueda #confederationofjapanautomobileworkersunions #akihirokaneko

Financial assets held by Japanese households as of the end of September grew 4.9% from a year earlier to a record high of ¥2.286 quadrillion, Bank of Japan data shows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/17/economy/household-financial-assets-rise/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #households #financialassets

Demand in the U.S. and EU offset a drop in shipments to China to help Japan's exports rise in November by the most since February. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/17/economy/export-increase-november/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #trade #financeministry #boj #japaneseeconomy

Bank of Japan officials are likely to start selling the central bank’s pile of exchange-traded funds as early as next month, people familiar with the matter have said, in a process expected to take decades to complete. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/16/economy/boj-etf-holdings-sell/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #etf #japaneseeconomy

A prospective rise in Japanese interest rates could indicate that not only Japan, but also other heavily indebted economies, including the United States, could face sharply higher yields on government bonds. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/16/japan/japan-global-debt-warning/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #boj #debt #monetarypolice #japaneseeconomy #globaleconomy #inflation

Confidence among Japan’s large manufacturers has risen to the highest level in four years, reinforcing market expectations for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates this week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/15/economy/boj-tankan-manufacturers-sentiment-improves/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #tankan #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy #manufacturing

The Japanese central bank is reportedly likely to raise its policy interest rate to around 0.75% from around 0.5% at present at its two-day monetary policy meeting through Friday this week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/14/economy/japan-finance-chief-rate-hike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #monetarypolicy #japaneseeconomy #satsukikatayama #kazuoueda

Japan’s car industry union will seek a slightly more ambitious wage hike goal in the upcoming round of negotiations compared with the previous year as the Bank of Japan tracks pay trends in the U.S. tariffs-hit sector. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/12/companies/auto-union-wage-gain/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #boj #kazuoueda #carmakers #us #tariffs #wages #toyota #nissan #honda #unions

All 50 economists who responded to a recent poll expect the Bank of Japan to raise its benchmark rate to 0.75% at a policy meeting set to conclude next Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/12/economy/boj-rate-hike-next-week/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #tariffs #donaldtrump #us

A former Bank of Japan executive director expects the central bank to conduct multiple rate hikes ahead with a terminal number of around 1.5%. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/11/economy/boj-ex-director-multiple-rate-hike-projection/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #hideohayakawa #kazuoueda