BOJ meddling by Takaichi seen as unwise and ineffective as it would be her versus the markets and inflation-weary Japanese households https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/09/economy/takaichi-boj-meddling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #sanaetakaichi #boj #japaneseeconomy
Wages rose at the slowest pace in three months, with real pay extending its falling streak, highlighting a challenge for newly elected ruling party leader Sanae Takaichi and her pledge to address rising living costs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/08/economy/wages-growth-slow-august/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #mhlw #wages #sanaetakaichi #ldp #boj
A move by the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates this month may be too soon after the formation of Sanae Takaichi’s administration and would be better timed in December, one of her closest economic advisers has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/07/economy/takaichi-adviser-boj-rate-hike-too-early/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #sanaetakaichi #boj #etsurohonda #japaneseeconomy
Household spending rose for a fourth month in Japan, showing resilience amid persistent inflation as the central bank continues to mull the timing of its next interest rate hike. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/07/economy/household-spending-august/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #boj #internalaffairsministry #sanaetakaichi #inflation
Sanae Takaichi's election as leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday cast doubt on an early interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/05/takaichi-win-and-boj-rate-hike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #sanaetakaichi #liberaldemocraticpart #bankofjapan #boj #interestrates #monetarypolicy
Sanae Takaichi, now poised to become Japan’s next prime minister, is likely to face difficulties on economic policy since her Liberal Democratic Party is currently a minority government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/05/economy/ldp-takaichi-economic-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ldp #sanaetakaichi #japaneseeconomy #inflation #boj
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda kept his policy options open by reiterating the bank’s long-held stance on interest rates, avoiding sending any clear signals about the prospects for a rate hike. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/03/economy/boj-ueda-osaka-speech/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #kazuoueda #osaka #japaneseeconomy #inflation
Japan’s unemployment rate rose to its highest in over a year in August, signaling a slight loosening of the labor market as speculation swirls over a rate hike by its central bank in the near term. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/03/economy/japan-august-jobless-rate-rise/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #jobs #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy #boj
Japan's "tankan" survey suggests a rate increase will come sooner rather than later as corporate sentiment improves with tariff uncertainty lessened. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/01/markets/boj-tankan-sept-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #boj #tankan #tariffs #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy #manufacturing
A Bank of Japan rate increase is looking more likely as the Cabinet Office signals optimism on consumer spending. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/30/economy/boj-rate-outlook/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #consumerspending #economicindicators #inflation #boj
Factory output fell for a second month in August as businesses stayed cautious amid a global outlook clouded by U.S. President Donald Trump’s continuing tariff campaign. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/30/economy/factory-output-fall-august/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #meti #boj #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators #manufacturing #industrialoutput #us #tariffs
Consumer inflation in Tokyo unexpectedly held steady on the effects of temporary subsidies, in data that back the Bank of Japan’s cautious approach to raising its benchmark interest rate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/26/economy/tokyo-cpi-september/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #tokyo #japaneseeconomy #boj #internalaffairsministry #inflation #food #economicindicators
The Bank of Japan may raise its benchmark interest rate as soon as next month, according to a former BOJ board member, backing intensifying market speculation over an impending move. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/25/economy/ex-boj-member-expects-rate-hike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #makotosakurai #japaneseeconomy
Takatoshi Ito, a Columbia University professor whose role in bringing inflation targeting to Japan helped trigger one of the most aggressive monetary easing experiments in modern history, has died. He was 74. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/24/economy/takatoshi-ito-dies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #takatoshiito #financeministry #boj
The Bank of Japan's tankan quarterly survey for September is expected to show slightly stronger business sentiment among major manufacturers, after the United States lowered its tariffs on Japanese cars and auto parts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/23/economy/boj-tankan-likely-slightly-stronger/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #tankan #tariffs
The Bank of Japan's century-long plan to offload its massive holdings of exchange-traded funds is meant to remove a large overhang that threatens the Japanese equity market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/23/markets/boj-etfs-sell-down/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #boj #etf #stocks #kazuoueda
The Bank of Japan is set to sit tight and hold the policy rate at 0.5% at its meeting this week even as inflation remains high. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/17/markets/boj-preview-september-2025-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #boj #us #tariffs #usjapanrelations #inflation #japaneseeconomy
Japan’s exports fell for the fourth consecutive month as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs continued to cloud the prospects for global commerce, especially for trade involving the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/17/economy/japan-august-exports-fall/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #trade #us #tariffs #japaneseeconomy #cars #boj
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato reaffirmed in a joint statement their commitment to let markets determine currency exchange rates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/12/economy/us-japan-fx-manipulation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #scottbessent #katsunobukato #us #tariffs #japaneseeconomy #currencies #yen #boj #donaldtrump
A rate increase in Japan is less likely following Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's resignation as political uncertainty ties the Bank of Japan's hands. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/11/economy/shiba-resignation-boj/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #us #tariffs #usjapanrelations #inflation #japaneseeconomy