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
- Feb 7, 2020
- Expanding the 20% medical fee copayment to include seniors aged 75 or over -Review of an interim report of the planning meeting on a social security system oriented to all generations- (December 20, 2019)(PDF/262KB)
- Feb 7, 2020
- China's infrastructure investment coming out of sluggishness -Expected to continue a moderate recovery to shore up the economy in 2020- (December 25, 2019)(PDF/279KB)
- Dec 23, 2019
- RCEP comes to a crossroads -Even though an agreement in principle is reached among 15 nations, India suggests that it may withdraw- (November 18, 2019)(PDF/258KB)
- Dec 17, 2019
- Analysis of Household Consumption Dynamics -Considerations for the Consumption Stimulus- (October 30, 2019)(PDF/332KB)
- Dec 12, 2019
- FY2019, FY2020 Economic Outlook -The Japanese economy will remain on weak footing due to the slowdown of capital investment and tepid recovery of consumer spending- REVISED to reflect the 2nd QE for the Jul-Sep Qtr of 2019 (December 9, 2019)(PDF/328KB)
MHRI Brief
MHRI Brief is a short report on the Japanese/global economies and financial markets.
Latest Reports
- Dec 23, 2019
- 2020 Economic Outlook (December 18, 2019)(PDF/516KB)
- 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)
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
- Jan 28, 2020
- Monthly Economic Report: December 24, 2019(PDF/1.02MB)
- Jan 6, 2020
- Monthly Economic Report: November 25, 2019(PDF/1.36MB)
- Nov 28, 2019
- Monthly Economic Report: October 21, 2019(PDF/1.05MB)
- Oct 23, 2019
- Monthly Economic Report: September 24, 2019(PDF/885KB)
Mizuho Research Paper
In-depth analysis on economy and finance of Japan and Asia.