FX.co ★ Japan’s M2 Growth Eases to 1.7% YoY, Signaling Slight Cooling in Liquidity Expansion

Japan’s M2 money stock growth slowed modestly in the latest reading, with year-over-year expansion easing to 1.7% from the previous 1.9%. The updated data, released on 10 November 2026, highlight a slight deceleration in the pace of money supply growth compared with the same month a year earlier.

The figures are based on a year-over-year comparison, where the current 1.7% reflects the change in M2 for the reported month versus the same month in the prior year. The previous 1.9% reading similarly measured the change for the prior month against its year-ago level, indicating that overall liquidity in the Japanese economy is still rising, but at a slower rate than in the preceding period.

This moderation in M2 growth may be watched closely by market participants and policymakers as they assess underlying monetary conditions and the strength of financial activity in Japan going into the next reporting cycles.