In response to questions by reporters at this weekend’s G-20 meeting in Buenos Aires, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda insisted he knew “absolutely nothing about the basis” for reports

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been ensnared in at least four scandals over the last few months that have led to a precipitous plunge in his personal poll ratings.

Persistent strength in the Japanese Yen, especially vis a vis the US Dollar, has been frustrating the reflationists among Japan’s economic policymakers, all the more so coming on the heels of Prime

General consensus is that Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda’s term will be renewed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe when it expires in April of this year. But that is

Speculation over the course of the Bank of Japan’s massive bond purchases and ultra-easy monetary policy next year is inevitably intertwined now with questions over the re-appointment of BOJ Governor

It’s not just the Fed and ECB grappling with tepid inflation. After years of record breaking, aggressive, monetary easing by the Bank of Japan, challenges to hitting a 2% inflation

One would be hard pressed to recall a major central bank meeting where expectations were as across the map as they are for the upcoming meeting of the Bank of

Key Takeaways: The BoJ has stayed its hand on more extensive easing measures, but it looks to be adopting a “Government first, BOJ second” policy sequence. The real policy game

Key Takeaways: Japan is not about to embark on a policy of helicopter money, meaning a permanent monetization of fiscal spending through direct central bank purchases of government bonds onto

Key Takeaways: With new issuance, the second supplemental budget stimulus package will be well over the 10 trillion yen mark, but rumors of 20 trillion are a bit of an

Key Takeaways: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s LDP Party is entering the weekend with momentum for a strong victory, possibly even for a slim outright majority, in this Sunday’s Japanese Upper

Governor Haruhiko Kuroda and the Bank of Japan Policy Board will meet this week, on June 15 and 16, to assess the country’s economic condition and monetary policy stance.  

Key Takeaways: We believe the Bank of Japan will provide additional monetary policy stimulus at either its upcoming Monetary Policy Meeting on June 15-16 or at its subsequent meeting on

With Japan’s inflation readings and expectations drifting lower again, consumption rates still at lackluster levels, and concerns lingering over global risks, all eyes are turning again to the Bank of

The Bank of Japan raised eyebrows today when it lowered its offer for 10-25 year Japanese Government Bonds from 260 billion to 240 billion yen and for JGBs with maturities

Dollar Yen bounced sharply this morning off the 111.00 area following a sustained ten day vicious collapse from the 121.00 level on fear and safe haven trades after the Bank

The Bank of Japan stunned financial markets last night in announcing it will cut its Interest on Excess Reserve (IOER) deposit rate from 0.1% into negative territory. That announcement sent

The Bank of Japan will conclude its two-day Monetary Policy Meeting tomorrow at which the staff will also present its quarterly Economic Outlook report. The report is widely expected to

Japan will release its Q3 2015 GDP figures this coming Monday, November 16. According to the ESP Forecast Survey, an annualized 0.55% real GDP growth was initially expected compared to

Despite continued soft data, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda has repeatedly stuck to the mantra that Japan’s economy is on track – broadly speaking – to hit his stated