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Carmakers get a reprieve, the BoJ’s case for easing

Japan’s government this week caved to US pressure to start discussions on a bilateral trade deal. But it appears to have won some valuable concessions in return. Meanwhile, we learnt more about what the Bank of Japan was thinking with its recent innovation on monetary policy.

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