Macro & Policy

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  Japan Economy Watchers Survey, June 2026: Current DI at 44.0 for a Second Monthly Rise; Travel and Transport at 48.0 Leads All Components

  Macro & Policy · 2026-07-21
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  Japan Monthly Labour Survey, May 2026: Real Wages Up 1.4%, a Fifth Straight Positive Month After −2.6% a Year Ago

  Macro & Policy · 2026-07-21
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  Refundable Tax Credit Plan Blasted as Folly: Japan's Tax Politics Enter Deep Water

  Macro & Policy · 2026-07-19
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  【分析室】日本實質薪資連5個月正成長：名目+3.2%、34年來最強漲薪潮的三個紀錄與一個斷層

  Macro & Policy · 2026-07-18
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  【月報】消費者態度指數33.8：九成家庭預期物價續漲、54%押「5%以上」——體感通膨與官方CPI的3個百分點裂口

  Macro & Policy · 2026-07-18
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  【月報】景氣動向指數一致118.5連3升、先行連12升：判斷維持「改善」——但遲行指數在說另一個故事

  Macro & Policy · 2026-07-18
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  Brussels Moves to Loosen Its Carbon Market as Industry Pushback Wins

  Macro & Policy · 2026-07-18
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  Japan Begins Setting Fair Cost Benchmarks for Trucking Rates

  Macro & Policy · 2026-07-17
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  Bab el-Mandeb Blockade Reports Put Japan's Energy Lifeline on Alert Beyond Hormuz

  Macro & Policy · 2026-07-17
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  Japan Passes Revised Seed Law to Stem Overseas Outflow of Homegrown Varieties

  Macro & Policy · 2026-07-17
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  Explainer: Japan Debates Refundable Tax Credits as Inflation Relief

  Macro & Policy · 2026-07-17
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  Finance Ministry Magazine Details 2025 Customs Enforcement Against Tariff Violations

  Macro & Policy · 2026-07-17
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  Japan's FY2026 Transport White Paper Bets on Infrastructure Productivity as a Growth Engine

  Macro & Policy · 2026-07-17
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  Japan Locks In Refundable Tax Credits for 2029 as Gold Smuggling Fight Escalates

  Macro & Policy · 2026-07-17
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  Over 90 Percent of Japanese Expect Prices to Rise Within a Year, a Record High in BOJ Survey

  Macro & Policy · 2026-07-16
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  Macro & Policy · 2026-07-16
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  Macro & Policy · 2026-07-15
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  Macro & Policy · 2026-07-15
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  takaichi-consumption-tax-cut-trilemma-pledge-jgb-yields-and-weak-yen

  Macro & Policy · 2026-07-15
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  Macro & Policy · 2026-07-15
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  japan-mints-one-yen-coins-again-after-11-years-a-cashless-era-surprise

  Macro & Policy · 2026-07-14
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  IMO Reaffirms No Tolls on Hormuz Strait Transit at Its 137th Council Session

  Macro & Policy · 2026-07-13
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  Macro & Policy · 2026-07-13
• Japan Posts 16th Straight Current-Account Surplus Near 4 Trillion Yen—but the Engine Has Quietly Switched From Trade and Tourism to Overseas Investment Income

  Macro & Policy · 2026-07-12
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  Macro & Policy · 2026-07-12
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  who-gets-the-wealth-ai-creates-america-debates-tax-redistribution-vs-capital-sharing

  Macro & Policy · 2026-07-12
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  Macro & Policy · 2026-07-12
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  Macro & Policy · 2026-07-11
• Tokyo and Kyoto Universities Slip as a Weak Yen Erodes Research Power

  Macro & Policy · 2026-07-11
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  Furusato Tax Survey Briefing Set for July 15 Online

  Macro & Policy · 2026-07-11