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FINANCIAL CRISIS

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 21, 2018
Beware the bad financial moon rising
Given the proliferating risks, another financial crisis and downturn could be in store.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 18, 2018
Legacies of the financial crisis
We can no longer rule out the possibility of another great depression.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 10, 2018
Times are good but don't sleep at the wheel
There are pluses and minuses, but on balance the pluses seem to prevail, according to the McKinsey Global Institute.
EDITORIALS
Aug 14, 2017
A troubling 10 years after the global financial crisis
There is little to celebrate a decade after the global financial crisis.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 15, 2016
Airing the IMF's dirty laundry
The IMF's role in Europe's post-2008 crisis shows why it needs an independent management team that can make decisions free of political interference.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 27, 2015
Global economy is heading for a perfect storm
A perfect storm composed of three financial crises is poised to batter the global economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ABENOMICS — THE BOTTOM LINE
Apr 6, 2015
BOJ's easing said unsustainable
The launch of aggressive monetary easing by the Bank of Japan stunned financial markets two years ago. But is it still sustainable? If not, how long can it continue?
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2014
The six years from 2008 show Keynes was right
The main lesson from all the policy experiments conducted worldwide since the 2008 financial crisis is that government decisions on taxes and public spending have turned out to be more important as drivers of economic activity than the monetary experiments with zero interest rates and quantitative easing.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 24, 2014
Central bankers try harder to speed up growth, dealing with issues treated as taboo until now
Six years after the near-collapse of the global financial system and more than five years into one of the strongest bull markets in history, the answer still taxes the ingenuity of central bankers who now sound more determined than ever to get faster growth.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2014
Regional security deficits threaten economic growth
Political insecurity, potential conflict and deteriorating international relations pose a greater threat to global economic progress than the post-2008 financial crisis debate foresaw.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2014
Europe may have weathered financial storm, but aging society will need structural reform
Europe may have weathered the financial storm, but elected leaders face a daunting task enacting structural reforms of labor markets, pension systems and taxes to restore growth.
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2014
Italian police seize $140 million from Nomura in Sicily fraud case
Police in Italy seize $140 million from Nomura Holdings, accusing the giant brokerage of defrauding the region of Sicily with complex financial products in the years leading up to the derivatives crisis.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 24, 2013
Why banks shouldn't be blamed for the recession
Banks didn't cause — and shouldn't be punished for — the recession.
EDITORIALS
Sep 19, 2013
Five years after the crisis
Five years after the Lehman implosion, stability has returned to the global financial system. But it remains fragile.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 17, 2013
Did capitalism fail in 2008?
How could reputable ratings agencies — and investment banks — misjudge things so badly just before the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Apr 22, 2013
ASEAN looking a bit like '97
Amid the economic boom in many ASEAN countries, there is also a feeling of deja vu that current conditions resemble those on the eve of the '97 financial crisis.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2013
Beware economists who peddle cute models
A study that mimicked the behavior of 2 million potential homeowners makes plausible assumptions about how the U.S. subprime crisis got started.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 8, 2013
IMF needs to resist pressure for fiscal loosening
The International Monetary Fund must resist pressure from its managing director and its chief economist to ease fiscal policy for countries in crisis.

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