The M2 money stock in Japan was up 3.4 percent on year in January, the Bank of Japan said on Tuesday - standing at 895.4 trillion yen.
That was below forecasts for an increase of 3.6 percent, which would have been unchanged from the December reading.
The M3 money stock added an annual 2.8 percent to 1,211.1 trillion yen - also shy of expectations for a gain of 2.9 percent, which would have been unchanged from the previous month.
The L money stock added 3.4 percent on year to 1,591.4 trillion yen, slowing from the 3.5 percent gain a month earlier.
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May 15, 2026 15:25 ET Apart from the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, the main news on the economics front this week included key price data from the U.S. and the first quarter economic growth figures from major economies. Both consumer prices and producer costs have started to reflect the effect of supply shocks due to the Middle East conflict. In Europe, GDP data was in focus, while inflation data from China dominated the news flow in Asia.