Japan Economy

Finance·Aug 11, 2026

Japan's Central Bank Trapped Between Rate Hikes and Political Demands for Bond Purchases

Governor Ueda faces mounting pressure to resume the asset-buying program his institution spent years unwinding, as fiscal expansion drives yields toward crisis levels

By Cheng Wei-Lun · 4 min ·

Asia's overnight moves, distilled into a five-minute read.

Bank of Japan Prepares Third Rate Increase in Ten Months

Bank of Japan to Continue Rate Increases to Anchor Inflation at 2 Per Cent

Japan Wage Growth Hits 29-Year High, Reinforcing Central Bank Rate Path

Bank of Japan Signals Possible Rate Increase This Month

Bank of Japan Schedules July 2027 Meeting to Keep Rate Hike Window Open

Japan Scrambles to Fund $63 Billion Budget Gap From Food Tax Cut and Defense Push

Japan's Exports Surge at Fastest Rate in Four Years

Tokyo Shoppers Brace for Sustained Inflation Through Year-End

Japan's Second-Quarter Growth Falls Short as Corporate Spending Stalls

Japan's Inflation Shift Creates Economic Divide Across Households

US Treasury Secretary and Japanese PM Diverge on BOJ Policy Amid Currency Intervention

Tokyo's Currency Intervention Reveals Deeper Policy Failures

Japan's Central Bank Trapped Between Rate Hikes and Political Demands for Bond Purchases

Japan Logs First Current Account Deficit in 17 Months as Dividends Flow Abroad

Bank of Japan Signals Willingness to Accelerate Rate Hikes Amid Rising Inflation Concerns

Washington's Yen Intervention Will Carry a Heavy Price Tag for Tokyo

Japan's Economy Poised to Clock Third Consecutive Quarter of Expansion

Japan's Revised CPI Pushes Inflation Below 2% Target for Six Months

Yen Loses Half Its Post-Intervention Rally as Market Pressure Returns

Japanese Consumers Pull Back on Food and Clothing as Inflation Persists

Yen Carry Trade Resurges Despite Currency's Recent Rebound