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
- Jun 25, 2019
- Impact of US-China Trade Tensions on Asia (II) -A simulation of the risks in the event the US and China invoke punitive tariffs upon all US-China trade- (June 4, 2019)(PDF/332KB)
- Jun 19, 2019
- The Impact of US-China Tensions on China's Exports -Substitution of China's exports has expanded to over 30% of tariff items- (May 27, 2019)(PDF/1.31MB)
- Jun 18, 2019
- US automobile import restriction measures will shift to negotiations -Concerns over additional tariffs and import quotas remain- (May 20, 2019)(PDF/266KB)
- Jun 12, 2019
- FY2019, FY2020 Economic Outlook -The Japanese economy will continue to lack strength- REVISED to reflect the 2nd QE for the Jan-Mar Qtr of 2019 (June 10, 2019)(PDF/156KB)
- Jun 6, 2019
- The 19th Questionaire Survey of Japanese Corporate Enterprises Regarding Business in Asia (February 2019) -Japanese Firms Concerned over China's Economic Slowdown and U.S.-China Trade Tensions- (May 17, 2019)(PDF/381KB)
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
- Jun 11, 2019
- Monthly Economic Report: May 20, 2019(PDF/1.51MB)
- May 21, 2019
- Monthly Economic Report: April 22, 2019(PDF/1.55MB)
- Apr 10, 2019
- Monthly Economic Report: March 19, 2019(PDF/1.33MB)
- Mar 11, 2019
- Monthly Economic Report: February 21, 2019(PDF/930KB)
Mizuho Research Paper
In-depth analysis on economy and finance of Japan and Asia.