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Japan Update: Possible Revision to Forward Guidance in Upcoming BoJ Meeting

• Possible Revision to Forward Guidance in Upcoming BoJ Meeting
• March Corporate Service Price Index Rises 1.6%
• New Population Forecast Sees 30% Decline by 2056
• Disappointing Fanuc (6954) Guidance Highlights Weak China Recovery

April 26, 2023

Japan Update: Ueda Tells Diet Not at Stage to Talk About YCC Normalization

• Ueda Tells Diet Not at Stage to Talk About YCC Normalization
• LDP Wins 4 of 5 By-Elections, Isshin no Kai Takes Wakayama Race
• Tokyo Stock Exchange to Extend Trading Day in 2024
• DeSantis Meets Kishida in Tokyo

April 24, 2023

Japan Update: March Nationwide Core CPI Up 3.1%

• March Nationwide Core CPI Up 3.1%
• By Elections Will be Midterm Report Card for Kishida
• Ethylene Capacity Utilization Falls Below 80% For First Time Since 2012
• March Machine Tool Orders from China Drop 10%

April 21, 2023

Japan Update: March Tourist Arrivals Higher

March Tourist Arrivals Higher
SMFG (8316) to Issue ¥140 Billion in AT1 Bonds
Ueda Defends Current Policy in First Diet Testimony as BoJ Governor
Recycled Paper Inventories Remain Stubbornly High
Abe’s Widow Campaigns to Keep Dead Husband’s Seat for the LDP

April 19, 2023

Japan Update: By-Election Race Gets Heated, Bomb Explodes at Speech Venue

By-Election Race Gets Heated, Bomb Explodes at Speech Venue
G7 Ministers Push for Electric Vehicles

April 17, 2023

Japan Update: March Corporate Price Index Up 7.2%

March Corporate Price Index Up 7.2%
MUFJ Morgan Stanley Sold ¥95 Billion in Credit Suisse AT1 Bonds to Customers
February Machinery Orders Fell 4.5%
March DRAM Prices Fell 6%
Japan’s Population Fell for Twelfth Consecutive Year in 2022

April 14, 2023

Japan Update: Ueda Shows Little Appetite for Action on First Day as BoJ Governor

• Ueda Shows Little Appetite for Action on First Day as BoJ Governor
• Isshin no Kai Emerges as Regional Powerhouse in Local Elections
• February Real Spending Rises 1.6%
• March Economy Watcher’s Index Rises
• March Machine Tool Orders Fall 15%

April 11, 2023

Japan Update: 10-Year Yield Hits 1-Month High Ahead of Ueda BoJ

10-Year Yield Hits 1-Month High Ahead of Ueda BoJ
China Considers Ban on Rare Earth Magnet Exports
Industrial Commodity Prices Fall as China Rebound Slows
Japan Will Give Military Equipment to Friendly Countries
NRA Halts Approval Process for Tsuruga Nuke Over Missing Documentation

April 5, 2023

Japan Update: BoJ Tankan: Conditions Worsen for Large Manufacturers

BoJ Tankan: Conditions Worsen for Large Manufacturers
Ten Years of Unconventional Monetary Policy
Major Department Stores See Better Sales in March

April 3, 2023

Japan Update: Tokyo March Core CPI Up 3.2%

Tokyo March Core CPI Up 3.2%
February Production Index Rises 4.5%
February Retail Sales Jump 6.6% on Tourism, Restrictions on Chinese Tourists to Ease April 5
February Unemployment Rises to 2.6%
FY 2022 Share Buybacks Highest Since FY 2006

March 31, 2023