Japan's economy in fiscal 2025 recorded positive growth in both real and nominal GDP, supported by private consumption and business investment. Middle East tensions affected crude oil and...
The FY2026 Annual Economic and Fiscal Report sets out the “Challenges for a FullScale Transition to a GrowthOriented Economy.” Chapter 1 examines current economic conditions and challenges, Chapter 2...
The 22nd Business Cycle Indicators Research Committee was held on July 23, 2026. The page includes “Overview of the 22nd Business Cycle Indicators Research Committee,” “Agenda,” “Review Status...
The Bank of Japan’s Research and Statistics Department regularly publishes real export and import data that allow exports and imports to be analyzed consistently with real GDP while excluding price...
This report consolidates information collected from the regional economic departments of branches and other offices for the branch managers’ meeting held today. On July 9, 2026, the Bank of Japan...
The Bank of Japan's Statistics Department released the preliminary June 2026 results on July 10, 2026. The domestic corporate goods price index rose 0.4% month on month and 7.1% year on year. The...
The Bank of Japan’s Research and Statistics Department released the preliminary money stock figures for June 2026. The release presents yearonyear growth rates and balances based on average...
The Bank of Japan regularly compiles and publishes the Consumption Activity Index to capture shortterm trends in personal consumption, based on statistics on the sales and supply of goods and...
The Bank of Japan Statistics Department regularly estimates and publishes the output gap, which indicates the macroeconomic balance between supply and demand, and the potential growth rate, which...
The Bank of Japan's Research and Statistics Department publishes trial estimates of core indicators that remove the effects of temporary and special factors from consumer prices. The indicators cover...
The Bank of Japan's Financial Markets Department published the "Results of FSB Repo Statistics Aggregation for Japan (August 2025)" on September 22, 2025. This statistical series commenced in January...
Statistics Canada announced on September 16 that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for August 2025 rose 1.9% yearonyear, an increase of 0.2 percentage points from July 1.7%. The acceleration in CPI...
The Bank of Japan decided at the September 19, 2025 Monetary Policy Meeting to maintain the uncollateralized overnight call rate at around 0.5% with a vote of 7 in favor and 2 against. Board members...
The International Department of the Bank of Japan announced on September 19, 2025, the reporting ordinance rates to be applied during October, Reiwa 7 (2025), as exchange rates determined by the...
The Bank of Japan decided on the basic policy and specific sale plan for disposal of held ETFs (ExchangeTraded Funds) and JREITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) at the September 2025 Monetary Policy...
Germany Federal Employment Agency announced that unemployment in August 2025 exceeded 3 million for the first time since 2015, representing a 10.5year high. The unemployment rate reached 6.4%, an...
The Bank of Japan decided at the Policy Board and Monetary Policy Meeting on September 1819, 2025, to partially amend the "Special Provisions for Lending of IndexLinked ExchangeTraded Fund...
The World Trade Organization (WTO) released predictions that artificial intelligence implementation will boost global trade volume by nearly 40% by 2040. The forecast highlights AI transformative...
The Ministry of Finance conducted price competitive auctions and JGB market special participants' first nonprice competitive auctions for Treasury Bills (1332nd series) on September 17, Reiwa 7...
The Ministry of Finance conducted price competitive auctions and JGB market special participants' first nonprice competitive auctions for 20year interestbearing government bonds (193rd series) on...