This is a roundup of domestic events and announcements scheduled from 9 to 16 August. The schedule includes the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Memorial Day ceremony, voting and vote counting in prefectural and municipal elections, key statistics and auction schedules from the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Japan, and corporate earnings announcements.
The schedule for 9 August includes a press conference and ceremony commemorating the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Memorial Day, as well as voting and vote counting for the Nagano prefectural governor's election and the Wakayama mayoral election. From the following day onward, the schedule features economic indicator releases and financial-related events, mainly from the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Japan.
On 10 August, scheduled releases include the balance of payments for June and the first half of the year, the Bank of Japan's Summary of Opinions from its Monetary Policy Meeting, lending and deposit trends for July, contracts for securities transactions with residents and nonresidents, corporate bankruptcies, the Economy Watchers Survey, and government debt. Sony FG's earnings are also scheduled to be released.
On 13 August, the schedule includes the corporate goods price index for July and the planned issuance amount for the bond auction on 20 August. The auction results for borrowings under the Special Account for National Forest Service Debt Management, petroleum product prices, and a Jiji Press public opinion poll are also scheduled to be released.
On 14 August, scheduled events include weekly contracts for securities transactions with residents and nonresidents, matters related to auctions of Treasury bills, liquidity-supplying operations, the investment trust market overview for July, and earnings announcements from several companies.
No particular events are scheduled for 16 August, and attention will turn to developments heading into the weekend.