Yen Edges Lower, Eyes on Tokyo Core CPI
It has been a quiet week for the Japanese yen, but USD/JPY is showing some […]
Japan PMI manufacturing finalized at 47.7 in Feb, continually deteriorating activity
Japan PMI Manufacturing was finalized at 47.7 in February, down from January’s 48.9. That’s also […]
Japan industrial production down -4.6% mom in Jan, expected to rebound in Feb
Japan industrial production declined -4.6% mom in January, much worse than expectation of -2.6% mom. […]
BoJ Uchida: Shouldn’t modify easy policy just because there are side-effects
Incoming BoJ Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida told an upper house confirmation hearing, “BOJ must maintain […]
BoJ Wakatabe: Dangers of secular stagnation and Japanification not yet passed
BoJ Deputy Governor Masazumi Wakatabe said, “the mild-inflation regime has not come to an end, […]
Currency Pair of the Week: EUR/JPY
The Eurozone will report its Flash CPI report for February. Expectations are that the YoY […]
Money Markets Raised Fed Terminal Rate to 5.4%
Markets Core bonds tumbled on Friday. US yields soared 4.5 to 12.7 bps with the […]
BoJ Ueda: Benefits of current policy exceed the costs
Incoming BoJ Governor Kazuo Ueda told the upper house of parliament today, “there’s still some […]
Week Ahead: March Comes in Like a Hawk, and Out Like a Dove?
Last week, the US released the January Core PCE, said to be the Fed’s favorite […]
Week Ahead – Inflation Issues Sinking In
US Disinflation trends are struggling and now Wall Street will look to see if improving […]
Could Economy Finally Allow BoJ to Plot a Course Towards Normalization?
With the market dissecting BoJ governor nominee Ueda’s appearance at the House of Representatives, next week brings a […]
BoJ Takata: We need to patiently maintain monetary easing
BoJ board member Hajime Takata said said in a speech today, “now is the time where […]