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
- Apr 8, 2019
- FY2018, FY2019 and FY2020 Economic Outlook -The global economy is headed for a slowdown in 2020, and uncertainty remains high- (February 15, 2019)(PDF/1.36MB)
- Apr 3, 2019
- BOJ ETF Purchases After Flexibility -Delaying aggravating side effects still leaves an element of risk- (February 27, 2019)(PDF/274KB)
- Mar 11, 2019
- FY2018, FY2019, FY2020 Economic Outlook -The Japanese economy will continue to lack strength due to the slowdown of exports- REVISED to reflect the 2nd QE for the Oct-Dec Qtr of 2018 (March 8, 2019)(PDF/156KB)
- Mar 7, 2019
- Economic impact of building national resilience and the supplementary budget -Expectations and risks of mitigating the reactionary downturn- (January 28, 2019)(PDF/131KB)
- Mar 4, 2019
- Will condominium prices in the Tokyo metropolitan area fall sharply? (February 8, 2019)(PDF/233KB)
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
- Apr 10, 2019
- Monthly Economic Report: March 19, 2019(PDF/1.33MB)
- Mar 11, 2019
- Monthly Economic Report: February 21, 2019(PDF/930KB)
- Feb 4, 2019
- Monthly Economic Report: January 15, 2019(PDF/881KB)
- Jan 22, 2019
- Monthly Economic Report: December 20, 2018(PDF/831KB)
Mizuho Research Paper
In-depth analysis on economy and finance of Japan and Asia.