The Bank of Japan announced the Basel III Monitoring Report, published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision on September 23, 2026. The Committee monitors trends in relevant indicators for...
On October 1, 2026, the Director of the Yokohama Local Finance Office of the Kanto Local Finance Bureau, Ministry of Finance, and the General Manager of the Bank of Japan’s Yokohama Branch requested...
The Bank of Japan published the views of Policy Board members and government representatives at the monetary policy meeting held on September 17 and 18, 2026. While some saw the economy recovering...
On September 30, 2026, the Bank of Japan announced that the Executives' Meeting of East AsiaPacific Central Banks (EMEAP) had published “EMEAP Note on AI: Implications for Economy, Financial...
In its preliminary release for August 2026, the Bank of Japan’s Statistics Department reported yearonyear increases in both the allitems index for corporate services and the series excluding...
At its July 30–31, 2026 meeting, the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan reviewed economic and financial conditions and the outlook. By majority vote, it decided on a guideline for market operations to...
Securities firms intermediate investors’ trading needs in Japan’s government bond market and earn revenue while managing interest rate risk. This article reviews trends in factors they monitor...
As the PC fund market expands, particularly in the United States, changes in some lending terms associated with competition among funds and diversification in investment targets and fund design have...
This paper examines the suspension of neon gas supplies from Ukraine and China’s export controls on gallium and germanium. Using detailed productlevel trade data by importing country, it estimates...
On September 18, 2026, the Bank of Japan decided at a Policy Board meeting on monetary policy to change its guidelines for financial market operations until the next meeting, encouraging the...