The monetary base in Japan was down 0.1 percent on year in September, the Bank of Japan said on Wednesday - coming in at 669.446 trillion yen.That follows the 0.6 percent gain in August.Banknotes in circulation were down an annua; 1.1 percent, while current account balances rose 0.2 percent - including a 3.0 percent jump in reserve balances.For the third quarter of 2024, the monetary base rose 0.5...
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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.