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The recent decline in Japanese stocks and rise in the yen doesn’t reflect a loss of confidence in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s steps to reverse two decades of economic stagnation, a top aide said.
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Japan’s wages rose by the most in a year in April, a gain that supports Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s campaign to reflate the world’s third-biggest economy after 15 years of falling prices.
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Japanese and South Korean industrial output was less than estimates in March and Taiwan’s first-quarter growth was half the forecast pace as weakness in global demand limits recoveries in Asian economies.
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The Bank of Japan maintained its unprecedented plan to boost money supply at a policy meeting today, and predicted inflation will almost match its target in two years even after a report highlighted deflation’s grip.
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Central bank veterans are lining up to highlight the Achilles’ heel of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s economic revival plan: the world’s fastest aging society.
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The euro may weaken 20 percent against the dollar as the region’s efforts to reduce debt erode economic growth and fuel deflationary pressure, according to RBS Securities Japan Ltd.
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An escalation in Japan’s nuclear crisis has failed to dissuade analysts from forecasting an economic rebound starting next quarter, an outlook that hinges on a recovery in business and household confidence.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government predicts that tax revenue will exceed cash raised from bond sales for the first time in four years as the nation’s economy emerges from last year’s recession.
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Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda would need to both buy more longer bonds and cut shorter notes should the authority decide to quickly bring the maturity of its holdings in line with the Federal Reserve.
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Analysts from the 24 primary dealers in the Japanese government bond market comment on Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa ’s performance, in addition to Japan’s struggle with deflation and the power and limitations of monetary policy.
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