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 8, 2020
- First-year landscape of the new "Specified Skilled Worker" residence status system -Accumulated challenges keep the number of accepted foreign workers much smaller than expected- (April 1, 2020)(PDF/123KB)
- Apr 6, 2020
- Transformation of China's outward direct investment -Investments to the US and Europe fell sharply, but investments to Asia remain robust- (March 4, 2020)(PDF/381KB)
- Mar 25, 2020
- Semiconductor market "before the dawn" -Semiconductor demand in 2020 is expected to pick up- (January 15, 2020)(PDF/373KB)
- Mar 19, 2020
- Expected measures for local governments to promote the SDGs -Coordination and incentives required to encourage SDG businesses- (January 16, 2020)(PDF/397KB)
- Mar 16, 2020
- FY2019 - FY2021 Economic Outlook -Dark clouds gather over the global economic recovery scenario due to the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19)- (February 20, 2020)(PDF/508MB)
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
- Jul 2, 2020
- Monthly Economic Report: May 26, 2020(PDF/1.12MB)
- Apr 3, 2020
- Monthly Economic Report: February 25, 2020(PDF/864KB)
- Feb 20, 2020
- Monthly Economic Report: January 20, 2020(PDF/573KB)
- Jan 28, 2020
- Monthly Economic Report: December 24, 2019(PDF/1.02MB)
Mizuho Research Paper
In-depth analysis on economy and finance of Japan and Asia.