Japan projects primary budget surplus in fiscal 2026, delayed by a year
Japan's ambition to deliver a primary budget surplus for the first time in decades is going to be pushed back a year, a ...
Japan's Government Interest Costs to Swell More Than 50% in Next Few Years
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's annual interest payments on government debt could surge more than 50% over the next few years, ...
Japan Upstart Party Has $37 Billion Offer To Back PM Ishiba’s Budget
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s goal of getting the annual budget passed — and perhaps the fate of his own political ...
Core inflation in Japan's capital hits 1-year high, keeps BOJ rate-hike bets alive
Core inflation in Japan's capital hit 2.5%, marking the fastest annual pace in nearly a year, well exceeding the central bank ...
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Japan likely to miss primary budget surplus target for FY2025, sources say
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is likely to miss achieving its goal of running a primary budget surplus by the next fiscal year, according to three sources with knowledge of fresh fiscal estimates ...
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More Japanese Banks to Raise Short-Term Prime Rates
Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)--Three major Japanese banks said Monday that they will raise their short-term prime lending rates by 0.25 percentage point in March following Friday’s decision by the ...
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Japan Projects Primary Budget Surplus in Fiscal 2026, Delayed by a Year
Except for the asset bubble period between 1986 and 1991, Japan's primary budget balance has been in deficit for most of the postwar era, resulting in a vast debt pile twice the size of its economy.