Japan's factory output fell last month, indicating flagging momentum for manufacturers as they coped with uncertainties surrounding Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff campaign. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/30/companies/factory-output-fall/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #meti #japaneseeconomy #trade #donaldtrump #tariffs #boj #manufacturing #carmakers #us
https://www.europesays.com/2034910/ Japanese Yen keeps the red amid positive risk tone; downside seems limited #BOJ #japan #RiskAppetite #SEO #TradeWar #USDJPY
Japanese corporate issuers are rekindling some shelved yen bond deals in a sign of pressing funding needs even as investors seek fatter premiums. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/28/companies/japan-corporate-bond-deals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #bonds #japaneseeconomy #boj
The Bank of Japan is widely expected to signal a pause in policy normalization this week as U.S. tariffs heighten global uncertainty. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/28/economy/boj-to-pause-on-rate-hike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #inflation #tariffs
The Bank of Japan is expected to consider revising down its forecasts for the country's economy and prices in a quarterly report to be adopted at its two-day policy-setting meeting from Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/27/economy/boj-economic-forecast/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #tariffs #donaldtrump
Negotiating a speedy deal with Japan has been billed as a "test case" for the success of Donald Trump's tariff campaign. There are already signs, however, that negotiations with Tokyo may prove tortuous. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/26/economy/us-japan-trade-test-case-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #trade #usjapanrelations #tariffs #boj #yen #defense #japaneseeconomy #donaldtrump
The Bank of Japan should be flexible and data-dependent in proceeding with any further interest-rate hikes as U.S. tariffs weigh on the economy and add to uncertainty, the International Monetary Fund urged. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/24/economy/imf-urge-boj-flexibility/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #imf #boj #jgb #japaneseeconomy #us #tariffs #carmakers
Central bankers concede there’s much they don’t know after “Liberation Day.” But life comes at you fast. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/04/22/world/ferris-buellers-tariff-lesson/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #boj #koreancentralbank #fed #ratecuts #tariffs #donaldtrump #monetarypolicy
https://www.europesays.com/2016355/ Japanese Yen strengthens further; drags USD/JPY below 140.00 for the first time since September #BOJ #japan #recession #SEO #TradeWar #USDJPY
Eyeing a shift from foreign debt, Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance plans to invest in Japan’s super-long government bonds this fiscal year after their yields skyrocketed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/18/companies/fukoku-jgb-investment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #fukokumutuallife #boj #us #tariffs #bonds #jgb #lifeinsurance
Local governments have failed to sell out bonds at several recent offerings, marking a shift in what has traditionally been a stable market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/18/economy/municipal-bond-fail-sell/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #boj #tariffs #us #localgovernment #bonds
RBC BlueBay Asset Management has jettisoned its long-standing bet against Japanese bonds, wagering they are poised to gain as the nation’s central bank holds back on further interest-rate hikes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/18/markets/bluebay-piles-japanese-bonds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #bonds #jgb #boj
Consumer inflation advanced apace last month, supporting the Bank of Japan’s stance on a gradual rate hike path before U.S. tariff measures clouded the economic outlook. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/18/economy/cpi-march/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy #inflation #boj #rice
https://www.europesays.com/2004715/ Japan’s inflation quickens as rice prices gain the most in over 50 years #BOJ #EconomicIndicators #Inflation #japan #JAPANESEECONOMY #rice
https://www.europesays.com/2002587/ Financial markets are reflecting uncertain situation #BOJ #business #CentralBanks #InterestRate #markets #USDJPY
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff campaign has brought the economy to a "bad scenario" that could force the central bank to make a policy response, the Sankei newspaper has reported. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/16/economy/ueda-us-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #kazuoueda #japaneseeconomy #us #tariffs
https://www.europesays.com/uk/21449/ BoJ will continue to scrutinize market developments and their impact on Japan #BOJ #Business #Currencies #Markets #TradeWar #UK #UnitedKingdom #USDJPY #volatility
The Bank of Japan will probably leave aside raising interest rates for now as uncertainties stemming from U.S. tariff measures could deal a blow to Japan’s economy, a former executive director said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/15/economy/boj-rate-hike-aside/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #tariffs #us #donaldtrump
Yen optimism is spreading among hedge funds and asset managers as U.S. tariffs drive haven demand at a time when traders are reassessing the Bank of Japan’s interest rate hike path. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/14/hedge-funds-yen-optimism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #hedgefunds #forex #boj #tariffs #donaldtrump
The average forecast for inflation over the coming year was plus 12.2% in a Bank of Japan survey last month, up from plus 11.5% in the previous survey about three months earlier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/12/economy/japan-inflation-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #inflation #surveys
