2018 News Archives

August

8/30	China/ASEAN4 Short-term Economic Forecast Moderate Growth led by Steady Domestic Demand - Concern deepens over Trade Friction and Currency Depreciation (30/Aug/18)
8/13	No.175 Quarterly Forecast of Japanese Economy [2018/7-9---2020/1-3] (13/Aug/18)
8/8	ESP forecast Real GDP Growth Outlook for 2018Q2 at 1.46% (8/August/18)
8/8	Recession Indicator June: The Recession Indicator rose to 11.3%-The Leading Index declined for the first time in three months(8/Aug/18)
8/6	Japanese Economy Update by Jun Saito Non-QQE Monetary Easing with a Relaxed YCC (6/Aug/18)

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July

7/24	Asian Economic Policy Review (AEPR) The July 2018 issue of AEPR (Vol. 13, Issue 2) on "Changing Global Financial and Trading Systems and Asia" was published. Visit here for more information. (24/Jul/18)
7/11	JCER Monthly GDP Estimate Japan's GDP down 2.1% in May: JCER (11/Jul/18)
7/9	JCER/Nikkei Consensus Survey on Asian Economies "Economists Cautious, but Maintain Steady Forecasts" (9/Jul/18) The article of the survey on the Nikkei Asian Review:"Concerns over trade war impact to Asia deepen"
7/9	Recession Indicator May: The Recession Indicator rose to 1.4%-Growth rate in the Leading Index slowdowned(9/Jul/18)
7/5	Japanese Economy Update by Jun Saito Can Japan Attract Unskilled Foreign Workers? (5/Jul/18)

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June

6/8	Recession Indicator April: The Recession Indicator fell to 4.1%-The Leading index rose for the first time in two months(8/Jun/18)
6/4	Japanese Economy Update by Jun Saito What are the Implications of Postponing Numerical Targets? (4/Jun/18)
6/4	Asia Research Report: "The Korean Peninsula: Future Scenarios and Japan's Response" The new report discusses possible scenarios of the Korean Peninsula and the stakeholder countries and how Japan could respond to the future situations. The report is an outcome of the JCER's special project with the leading experts on the issues last year. Now full English version available. (04/Jun/18)

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May

5/29	No.174 Quarterly Forecast of Japanese Economy [2018/4-6---2020/1-3] (28/May/18)
5/10	Recession Indicator March: The Recession Indicator rose to 11.3%(10/May/18)
5/1	Japanese Economy Update by Jun Saito Economic Impact of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: How would it compare with 1964? (1/May/18)

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April

4/11	JCER Monthly GDP Estimate Japan's GDP sinks 1.5% in February on export slump: JCER (10/Apr/18)
4/10	Asian Economic Policy Review (AEPR) The 27th conference of Asian Economic Policy Review (AEPR) was held in Tokyo on April 7, 2018 and the issues on "India" were discussed. The working papers are here. (10/Apr/18)
4/10	Recession Indicator February: The Recession Indicator fell to 6.7%(10/Apr/18)
4/9	JCER/Nikkei Consensus Survey on Asian Economies "Renewed Concern over Trump-Related Risks in Asia" (9/Apr/18) The article of the survey on the Nikkei Asian Review:"'Trump risks' cast shadow over bright Asian outlooks"
4/9	Japanese Economy Update by Jun Saito Equity, Growth, and the Size of the Government:Trilemma facing Japan (9/Apr/18)
4/6	Japan Financial Research New phase of monetary easing has entered its sixth year (6/Apr/18)
4/6	The 44th Medium-Term Economic Forecast for the Japanese Economy Economic Growth through Drastic Changes in How People Work-A Society That Capitalizes on Longevity- (06/Apr/18)

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March

3/15	Nikkei Asia Scholarship Scholarship fellow for FY2017, Mr. Vanxay Sayavong, has completed his research report titled "Productivity Analysis of Manufacturing Industry in Laos and Lessons Learnt from Japan." For FY2018, JCER is welcoming a researcher from Myanmar in May.
3/15	JCER Monthly GDP Estimate Japan's GDP climbs 0.4% in January on strong exports: JCER (12/Mar/18)
3/13	The Fourth Industrial Revolution in Japan Productivity has not been growing in tandem with increasing PhDs in Japan(13/Mar/18)
3/8	Recession Indicator January: The Recession Indicator rose to 24.0%(8/Mar/18)
3/7	No.173 Quarterly Forecast of Japanese Economy [2018/1-3---2020/1-3] (6/Mar/18)
3/5	Japanese Economy Update by Jun Saito Negative Interest Rate Policy and the Spring Wage Round (5/Mar/18)

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February

2/22	Medium Term Forecast: Special Report Inter-generational Equity under the Increasing Longevity (22/Feb/18)
2/13	Japanese Economy Update by Jun Saito Concentration to Tokyo and Agglomeration (13/Feb/18)
2/8	Recession Indicator December: The Recession Indicator rose to 2.6%(8/Feb/18)
2/5	English presentation discussing Japanese economic policy by program trainees (5/Feb/18) "How should Japan deal with the shrinking population?" "What should Japan do to achieve fiscal consolidation?" "How can Japan overcome deflation?" "What should Japan do to prevent widening of inequality?"

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January

1/22	Asian Economic Policy Review (AEPR) The January 2018 issue of AEPR (Vol. 13, Issue 1) on "Did Abenomics Succeed?" was published. Visit here for more information. (22/Jan/18)
1/12	Recession Indicator November: The Recession Indicator fell to 0.5% (12/Jan/18)
1/12	The Fourth Industrial Revolution in Japan CO2 Emissions Reduction of 70% by 2050 is Possible with the Introduction of an Environmental Tax(12/Jan/18)
1/9	Japanese Economy Update by Jun Saito De-Deflation and the Two Percent Inflation Target (9/Jan/18)

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