Benchmark interest rate stays at minus 0.1%, taking a nimbler approach to keep financial markets stable
Kazuo Ueda has the difficult task of steering the world's third-largest economy out of a time of ultra-easy credit
Japan had been a holdout among major industrialized nations in allowing yields to rise
Zero-Covid policies have been a drag on returns
Global growth continues to drive markets, and Japan is no exception. “Against all odds, the [Japanese] economy is surprising on the upside,” says CIBC deputy chief economist Benjamin Tal in a weekly economics report. “Against the odds,” he says, because Japan has an aging population. Read: Looking at real estate? Go global However, an influx […]
Global growth provides upside for equity investors — if they know where to look. “The global economic expansion is finally filtering through to the bottom lines of companies in Japan, Europe and [emerging markets],” says Richard Turnill, BlackRock’s global chief investment strategist, in a weekly report. In fact, “the earnings pickup unfolded in Europe and […]
If it seems like rising global unrest is unavoidable, you might take comfort in the stability offered by Japan, despite the yen’s weakness against the U.S. dollar. Read: Here’s what global experts are worried about Increasing expectations for U.S. inflation help the U.S. dollar appreciate against other major currencies, say Royce Mendes and Andrew Grantham […]
The BoJ should participate in a “helicopter money” scheme with the Japanese government if it hopes to convince investors that underlying growth will pick up, TD Economics says. The bank says in a note on Tuesday that Japan has been a “case study” in secular stagnation over the past 25 years, with per capital income […]
The world’s third-largest economy may be turning a corner.
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