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21 hours ago | 
financialpost.com | Toru Fujioka |Cynthia Li
All 54 economists see no policy change at the two-day meeting ending on May 1, according to the poll. Those expecting a hike by September plunged to 45% from 89% in the previous survey. July and October were the most popular choices for the next move at about 25% each, while those anticipating a January increase almost quadrupled to 15%. Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns. • There was an error, please provide a valid email address. A welcome email is on its way.
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21 hours ago | 
bloomberg.com | Toru Fujioka |Cynthia Li
(Bloomberg) -- Bank of Japan watchers forecast a delay in interest-rate hikes and a lower level at the end of the cycle after US President Donald Trump’s tariff measures darkened the economic outlook, according to a Bloomberg survey. All 54 economists see no policy change at the two-day meeting ending on May 1, according to the poll. Those expecting a hike by September plunged to 45% from 89% in the previous survey.
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2 weeks ago | 
bloomberg.com | Toru Fujioka |Erica Yokoyama |Masaki Kondo
Scott Bessenton April 9. (Bloomberg) -- US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested he’s not concerned about the yen’s recent appreciation against the dollar, a sign that past interventions to strengthen the yen by Japan’s authorities won’t impede forthcoming trade talks between the two nations. “In Japan, the yen has been strong, but that is the result of very strong Japanese economic growth, rising inflation expectations,” Bessent told Fox Business on Wednesday.
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2 weeks ago | 
bloomberg.com | Toru Fujioka |Yoshiaki Nohara
Japan’s households cut back on spending as inflation remained elevated, in a sign of vulnerability in a key pocket of the economy before sweeping US tariffs hit the country. Household outlays adjusted for inflation declined 0.5% in February from a year earlier, the ministry of internal affairs reported Friday. The result compared with the median economist estimate of a 0.8% decline. The drop was led by falling outlays on clothes and footwear, housing and food.
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3 weeks ago | 
bloomberglinea.com | Yoshiaki Nohara |Erica Yokoyama |Toru Fujioka
Bloomberg — El primer ministro de Japón dijo que la última arremetida arancelaria de la administración Trump es decepcionante y prometió apoyo a las industrias nacionales, después de que EE.UU. anunciara nuevos gravámenes a Japón mucho más altos de lo esperado.
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3 weeks ago | 
financialpost.com | Yoshiaki Nohara |Erica Yokoyama |Toru Fujioka
Japan will be subject to a 24% across-the-board tariff starting next week, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday in Washington, just hours before a previously announced 25% levy on all car imports was set to go into effect. “We’ll continue to urge the US to exempt Japan from these tariffs,” Yoji Muto told reporters on Thursday in Tokyo.
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3 weeks ago | 
bloomberg.com | Yoshiaki Nohara |Erica Yokoyama |Toru Fujioka
Japan’s Trade Minister said the Trump administration’s latest broadside on tariffs is extremely regrettable and pushed for an exemption, hours after the US announced new levies on Japan that were higher than expected. Japan will be subject to a 24% across-the-board tariff starting next week, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday in Washington, just hours before a previously announced 25% levy on all car imports was set to go into effect.
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3 weeks ago | 
bloomberg.com | Yoshiaki Nohara |Toru Fujioka
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3 weeks ago | 
japantimes.co.jp | Toru Fujioka |Yoshiaki Nohara
The cost of living in Tokyo rose more than anticipated from the previous month, keeping the Bank of Japan on track for further interest rate hikes. Consumer prices excluding fresh food rose 2.4% in March from a year earlier as inflation in processed food accelerated, according to the internal affairs ministry Friday. The result was more than the median economist forecast of 2.2%, and higher than any estimate by economists surveyed. Overall inflation also picked up to 2.9% from February’s 2.8%.
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3 weeks ago | 
bloomberglinea.com | Toru Fujioka |Yoshiaki Nohara
Bloomberg — El costo de la vida en Tokio subió más de lo previsto respecto al mes anterior, lo que mantiene al Banco de Japón en la senda de nuevas subidas de las tasas de interés. Los precios al consumo, excluidos los alimentos frescos, subieron un 2,4% en marzo respecto al año anterior, al acelerarse la inflación en los alimentos procesados, según informó el viernes el Ministerio del Interior.
