Japan Rapid Response Japan Labour Cash Earnings (June 24) The enormous rise in labour cash earnings in June was mostly driven by a jump in summer bonus that won’t be sustained, but the figures clearly point to another BoJ rate hike later this year if the... 6th August 2024 · 2 mins read
Japan Rapid Response Japan Industrial Production & Retail Sales (June 24) 31st July 2024 · 2 mins read
Japan Rapid Response Japan Labour Market (June) The conundrum of low unemployment despite falling job openings continued in June and we expect the labour market to keep treading water over coming months. 30th July 2024 · 1 min read
Japan Rapid Response Japan Tokyo CPI (July 24) The sharp slowdown in inflation excluding fresh food and energy in Tokyo this month reduces the likelihood that the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates next week, though we’re sticking to our... 26th July 2024 · 3 mins read
Japan Rapid Response Japan External Trade (June 2024) While the widening of the trade deficit in June points to a sizeable drag from net exports on Q2 GDP growth, activity should still have rebounded last quarter. 18th July 2024 · 1 min read
Japan Rapid Response Japan Industrial Production (May) The strong rebound in industrial production in May suggests that Japan’s economy turned a turner this quarter, but if output falls as much as firms are expecting this month, that strength won’t last. 28th June 2024 · 2 mins read
Japan Rapid Response Japan Labour Market (May) & Tokyo CPI (June) The continued fall in the job-to-applicant ratio isn’t translating into a higher labour market and the bulk of the evidence suggests that the labour market has continued to tighten. And with... 28th June 2024 · 3 mins read
Japan Rapid Response Japan Consumer Prices (May 24) The jump in headline inflation in May mostly reflected electricity price hikes that have further to run. By contrast, underlying inflation continued to slow rapidly and it will fall below 2% over the... 21st June 2024 · 2 mins read
