Could Japan return to the negative interest-rates and QQE of Abenomics? | Metals Mine

  • Could Japan return to the negative interest-rates and QQE of Abenomics?

    From notayesmanseconomics.wordpress.com

    Just when we thought that today would be about the French vote of confidence Japan has rather stepped forward. Along the way it has confirmed one of my themes as it received some better economic news. Japan’s economy expanded in the three months through June, the government confirmed in a revised report, as data for private consumption were revised higher. Gross domestic product grew at an annualized pace of 2.2% last quarter, the Cabinet Office said Monday. That exceeded the initial estimate of a 1.0% expansion. The median forecast among analysts had called for no change from the preliminary reading. ( Bloomberg) ... (full story)

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Polimini
Sep 8, 2025 1:16pm
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Quoting atillaken
With this CPI it's impossible. What's the purpose of this news? Create fear at retailers? Already almost all are stopped out. What u want?
given their track record, it's something that isn't that crazy at all
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atillaken
Sep 8, 2025 9:17am
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With this CPI it's impossible. What's the purpose of this news? Create fear at retailers? Already almost all are stopped out. What u want?
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Trader#2FDF
Sep 8, 2025 9:49am
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To hunt ppl SL lolzzzz zZzzz
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Trader#A306
Sep 8, 2025 10:29am
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Negative interest rates is the new global standard of monetary policy approach: race to the bottom is over - long live the race under the bottom.
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