Shigeto Nagai

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Today's BoJ policy meeting, as anticipated, maintained the monetary policy status quo. While higher energy and commodity prices are expected to raise...

Japan's terms of trade, which saw steady deterioration until the mid 2010s, have since trended sideways, albeit with substantial fluctuation. The...

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) left monetary policy unchanged at today’s meeting, maintaining current short- and long-term interest rates. Commodity price...

Japan’s foreign direct investment (FDI) position nearly tripled over the past decade, even as domestic investment stagnated. Currently, 40% of FDI...

The pandemic and a fragile political base will provide little room for new PM Fumio Kishida to make drastic changes to economic policy. Our view is...

The Bank of Japan left monetary policy unchanged at today’s meeting, maintaining short-term and long-term interest rates at current levels. Regarding...

The latest survey of Japan’s households shows the stark failure of Abenomics to boost household wealth through asset price growth. As the ruling...

Business failures in Japan have been stemmed thanks to massive government and bank liquidity support. However, there’s mounting concern regarding...

Beyond leaving monetary policy settings unchanged at meeting on 18th June, the Bank of Japan also extended the deadline of its funding-for-lending...