Economic Reports
Mizuho Economic Outlook & Analysis
Mizuho Economic Outlook & Analysis provides Outlooks on the Japanese economy every quarter and in-depth analyses on economic issues on a timely basis.
Latest Reports
- Oct 10, 2019
- When will Japan’s capital goods exports begin to pick up? -The timing of recovery may be delayed to the latter half of 2020- (September 2, 2019)(PDF/377KB)
- Oct 7, 2019
- FY2019, FY2020 Economic Outlook -The global economy will continue to slow down due to the escalation of US-China trade tensions- (August 13, 2019)(PDF/1.51B)
- Sep 30, 2019
- Emerging market currency depreciation and debt problems -Latent risk in the expansion of foreign currency debt in China's private sector- (September 4, 2019)(PDF/434KB)
- Sep 30, 2019
- Status of the private lodging market one year after the new law enactment -The market dwindled due to new restrictions, but its presence is growing in central Tokyo and some regional areas- (August 16, 2019)(PDF/426KB)
- Sep 19, 2019
- China's interest rate marketization takes a step forward -Interest rates cut substantively, albeit marginally, following reform measur- (August 22, 2019)(PDF/446KB)
MHRI Brief
MHRI Brief is a short report on the Japanese/global economies and financial markets.
Latest Reports
- Mar 18, 2019
- The Japanese economy: topic of the month -The positive effect and challenges of Japan's work style reform- (March 18, 2019)(PDF/299KB)
- Feb 26, 2019
- The Japanese economy: topic of the month -Change in risk perception among Japanese corporate enterprises- (February 18, 2019)(PDF/229KB)
- Jan 23, 2019
- The Japanese economy: topic of the month -The impact of trade frictions upon capital investment- (January 21, 2019)(PDF/160KB)
- Dec 26, 2018
- 2019 Economic Outlook -The greatest risk to the global economy in 2019 - a return to 2016?- (January 1, 2019)(PDF/201KB)
- Dec 26, 2018
- The Japanese economy: topic of the month -Do not overrate the economic impact of events surrounding Japan's transition into a new era accompanying the Imperial accession- (December 26, 2018)(PDF/188KB)
Market Insight
Market Insight provides insightful viewpoints of our chief economist on the Japanese and global financial markets.
Latest Reports
- Feb 21, 2019
- The 6th cycle for the "5th jinx" ends as global yields enter downward phase (February 8, 2019)(PDF/270KB)
- Feb 15, 2019
- A strong dollar in 2017, a tug-of-war in 2018 and a weakdollar in 2019 (February 7, 2019)(PDF/258KB)
- Jan 28, 2019
- Have global yields re-entered a downward phase? (January 18, 2019)(PDF/266KB)
- Jan 28, 2019
- The 'Three inconvenient discontinuities' for Kuroda 2.0 look like becoming a reality (January 11, 2019)(PDF/123KB)
- Jan 23, 2019
- Risk of sharp appreciation of the yen ← contraction in US-Japan interest rate spread + trade concerns (January 10, 2019)(PDF/307KB)
Monthly Economic Report
Fixed-point analysis of the Japanese economy and financial markets on a monthly basis.
Latest Reports
- Sep 18, 2019
- Monthly Economic Report: August 19, 2019(PDF/1.32MB)
- Aug 13, 2019
- Monthly Economic Report: July 22, 2019(PDF/1.28MB)
- Jul 22, 2019
- Monthly Economic Report: June 24, 2019(PDF/1.65MB)
- Jun 11, 2019
- Monthly Economic Report: May 20, 2019(PDF/1.51MB)
Mizuho Research Paper
In-depth analysis on economy and finance of Japan and Asia.