Macro & Policy

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  Japan Cuts Food VAT to 1% for Two Years Starting April

  Macro & Policy · 2026-09-15
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  Ex-Executives and Firms of Daijō and Kajima Convicted

  Macro & Policy · 2026-09-15
• China's August Retail Sales Rise Just 0.4%, Weak Consumption Persists

  Macro & Policy · 2026-09-15
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  August CPI Rises 3.4%, Energy Prices Drive Inflation

  Macro & Policy · 2026-09-15
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  Imports of Counterfeit Goods Reach Record High in First Half of 2023

  Macro & Policy · 2026-09-15
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  Longest Postwar Expansion? Yet 78% of Japanese Feel No Recovery, Just 15% Do

  Macro & Policy · 2026-09-15
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  Japan to Approve Food Consumption-Tax Cut Outline, Aiming for Passage in Extraordinary Diet

  Macro & Policy · 2026-09-15
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  PM Takaichi Asks IEA to Help Secure Stable Energy Supply

  Macro & Policy · 2026-09-14
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  Chubu Electric Withdraws Hamaoka Reactor 3 and 4 Review Applications

  Macro & Policy · 2026-09-14
• Japan's MOF Publishes Regional Highlights of Its Business Outlook Survey

  Macro & Policy · 2026-09-14
• Quantifying Geopolitical Risk: The GPR Index in Economic Analysis

  Macro & Policy · 2026-09-14
• A Month After Chiba's Downpour, 'Inland Flooding' Hit Unexpected Areas

  Macro & Policy · 2026-09-13
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  Government to Finalize Food Tax Cuts Next Week

  Macro & Policy · 2026-09-12
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  US Consumer Price Index Rises 3.4% Year Over Year

  Macro & Policy · 2026-09-11
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  Japan's Internal Affairs Ministry Presses Furusato Nozei Sites to Cut Fees

  Macro & Policy · 2026-09-11
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  Corporate Price Index Rises 7.6% in August

  Macro & Policy · 2026-09-11
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  Finance Ministry Releases Corporate Business Sentiment Survey for Jul–Sep

  Macro & Policy · 2026-09-11
• Japan's MOF Releases FY2027 Budget Requests, Including a "Strong and Prosperous Japan" Investment Framework

  Macro & Policy · 2026-09-11
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  U.S. 10-Year Treasury Yield Hits a Roughly 34-Month High on Oil and Fiscal Worries

  Macro & Policy · 2026-09-11
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  ECB Raises Rates 0.25%, Its First Hike in Two Meetings, to Curb Energy-Driven Prices

  Macro & Policy · 2026-09-11
• Japan's Defense Budget Request Looks Like 8.9 Trillion Yen but Balloons Past 10 Trillion via 'Item Requests'

  Macro & Policy · 2026-09-09
• LDP Discusses Framework for Consumption Tax Cuts

  Macro & Policy · 2026-09-08
• Government Proposes Full Compensation for Local Tax Losses from Consumption Tax Cuts

  Macro & Policy · 2026-09-08
• Street Corner Economy Index Rises for Fourth Month, Government Upgrades Assessment

  Macro & Policy · 2026-09-08
• Abe Orders Tax Cuts for Food Items

  Macro & Policy · 2026-09-08
• Japan's Q2 GDP Revised Up to 1.4%, Personal Consumption Turns Positive

  Macro & Policy · 2026-09-08
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  Japan Real Wages Rise 2.4% in July 2026, a Seventh Straight Monthly Gain; June Revised Up to +2.2%

  Macro & Policy · 2026-09-08
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  Japan Q2 2026 GDP Grows 1.4% Annualized, a Third Straight Gain

  Macro & Policy · 2026-09-08
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  Japan Private Demand Q2 2026: Consumption Flat, Housing Down 0.6%, Capex Falls a Second Quarter

  Macro & Policy · 2026-09-08
• Japan's July Current Account Surplus Reaches 2.9 Trillion Yen, First in 2 Months

  Macro & Policy · 2026-09-08