Money Stock Preliminary Figures (June 2026)
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...
経済指標・指数
162Consumption Activity Index
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...
Output Gap, Potential Growth, and Labor Supply-Demand Indicators
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...
Core Consumer Price Indicators
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...
Results of FSB Repo Statistics Aggregation for Japan
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...
Canada August Consumer Price Index Rises 1.9% Year-on-Year
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...
Current Monetary Policy Management
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...
Reporting Ordinance Rates (October)
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...
(Reference) Decision on Disposal of ETFs and Other Securities (September 2025 Monetary Policy Meeting)
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 August Unemployment Exceeds 3 Million for First Time in 10.5 Years Since 2015
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...
Partial Amendment to "Special Provisions for Lending of Index-Linked Exchange-Traded Fund Beneficiary Rights"
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...
AI Implementation to Boost Global Trade Volume by Nearly 40% by 2040, WTO Predicts
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...
Announcement of Treasury Bills (1332nd Issue) Auction Results (Conducted September 17)
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...
Announcement of 20-Year Government Bond (193rd Issue) Price Competitive Auction Results (Conducted September 17)
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...
Brazil's August CPI Turns Negative for First Time in a Year, Influenced by Temporary Electricity Rate Reduction
According to the Extended Consumer Price Index (IPCA) released by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) on September 10, the August growth rate was minus 0.11% monthonmonth,...
Sweden Announces Temporary Food VAT Reduction Plan to Support Households Under Inflation
The Swedish government announced on September 4 a food price support package centered on temporarily reducing the valueadded tax (VAT) on food products to support households facing rising food prices...
US Retail Sales Rise 0.6% Month-on-Month in August, Exceeding Forecasts Due to Back-to-School Demand and Inflation
According to preliminary data from the US Department of Commerce released on September 16, retail sales (seasonally adjusted) in August reached $732.0 billion, up 0.6% from the previous month. This...
Trump's Economic Approval Net Rating Falls to Minus 17%, Polling Shows
According to a poll released on September 17 by The Economist magazine and polling company YouGov, President Donald Trump's net approval rating for economic handling (difference between approval and...
Turkish Central Bank Cuts Policy Rate to 40.50%
The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (TCMB) announced on September 11, 2025, a reduction of the policy rate (1week repo rate) by 250 basis points (bp, 1bp = 0.01%) to 40.50%. This decision...
Q1 Current Account Deficit Improves 16% Year-on-Year (Mozambique)
Mozambique central bank published its Q1 2025 (JanuaryMarch) balance of payments report on September 5, 2025, analyzing factors behind current account improvement and foreign direct investment...