Corporate Services Price Index (August)
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...
Bank of Japan reports
Minutes of the July 30–31 Monetary Policy Meeting
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...
(Bank of Japan Review) Trends in Government Bond Market Making by Securities Firms
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...
(BOJ Review) Growth and Diversification of Private Credit Funds
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...
Supply Constraints and Shifts in Import Sourcing
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...
Change in Financial Market Operations Guidelines
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...
Partial Revision of Supplementary Deposit System Guidelines
The Bank of Japan decided at the Policy Board and Monetary Policy Meeting held on September 17 and 18, 2026, to partially revise the Supplementary Deposit System Basic Guidelines (decided January 29,...
Partial Revisions to Climate-Change and Related Funding Guidelines
At its Policy Board and Monetary Policy Meeting on September 17 and 18, 2026, the Bank of Japan decided to partially revise four basic guidelines and related rules for funding operations concerning...
Official and Arbitrated Foreign Exchange Rates for October
A public notice by the Minister of Finance, published by the Bank of Japan's International Department on September 18, 2026. It sets the official foreign exchange rate applicable during October of...
Japan–Malaysia Third Bilateral Currency Swap Agreement Signed
The Bank of Japan announced the signing of the third bilateral currency swap agreement between Japan and Malaysia. The exchange limit is equivalent to USD 6 billion, and the agreement will take...