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GLOBAL ECONOMY

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 27, 2018
Emerging vulnerabilities in emerging economies
For many emerging economies, it is imperative to pursue a rebalancing of growth patterns, with a more active approach to managing debt and capital flows and their effects on asset prices, exchange rates, and growth. Otherwise, the dangers of unsustainable growth patterns will bring expansion to an abrupt halt.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 27, 2018
Still arguing over the Lehman collapse
Paulson et al. still claim they did all that could be done to save the troubled firm.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 17, 2018
The $247 trillion global debt bomb
To service these debts requires rising incomes, while an expanding trade war threatens to squeeze incomes.
EDITORIALS
Jun 15, 2018
Take steps to overcome economic headwinds
Japan's policymakers must build shock absorbers to allow the economy to weather any global economic slowdown.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 16, 2018
Ready or not for the next recession?
Policymakers normally respond to recessions by cutting interest rates, reducing taxes, and boosting transfers to casualties of the downturn. But, for a combination of economic and political reasons, the U.S., in particular, is ill-prepared to respond normally.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 26, 2017
The global economy's prospects for 2018
Whether this year's positive economic trends continue in 2018 will depend on a variety of factors, from fiscal and monetary policymaking to domestic politics and regional stability.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 16, 2017
Wall Street economists at odds with traders, share Yellen's 'guess' of inflation comeback
Wall Street economists are clashing with Wall Street traders over whether inflation is poised to awaken around the world after a long slumber.
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2017
Marathon's Bruce Richards says next global recession may hit in 2019, sees 'huge opportunities'
Marathon Asset Management boss Bruce Richards is gearing up for the next global recession, which he reckons could be less than two years away.
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.
EDITORIALS
Apr 28, 2017
Searching for consensus in global economic governance
It's no longer business as usual for the global economic order.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 23, 2017
Davos conferees look to embrace windfalls from populist political shift, for now
Populism isn't necessarily bad for the global economy. It might even be boosting it — at least for now.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 17, 2017
Is Davos man ready for a Xi change?
China's president is the star attraction, but selling the Beijing consensus to the Davos elite won't be easy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 11, 2017
World Bank says Trump tax cuts could boost growth but trade barriers could have opposite effect
President-elect Donald Trump's tax cuts and spending plans could deliver a shot in the arm to the U.S. economy, lifting growth around the world, although uncertainty about his trade policies adds to the risks, according to the World Bank.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 18, 2016
Welcome to the age of hyper-uncertainty
The year 2017 will mark the 40th anniversary of the publication of John Kenneth Galbraith's 'The Age of Uncertainty.' But if Galbraith were writing the same book in 2017, he probably would call the 1970s the Age of Assurance.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 22, 2016
Cooperation key to realizing an Asian century
If Asian countries can develop a shared vision for an economic community and a political association, this century could be theirs.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 12, 2016
Secular stagnation or self-inflicted malaise?
The only way out of the malaise plaguing numerous economies is a hefty dose of creative destruction.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Sep 20, 2016
With no growth locomotive, world economy struggles to gain speed
Here's what's wrong with the world economy: No nation has the will or the way to be the locomotive for global growth.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 1, 2016
How to fight secular stagnation
There are different types of forces that could be suppressing economic growth, not all of which are beyond our control.
As ‘Buy Canadian’ grows, more U.S. firms say retailers turning away products
Empty shelves with "Buy Canadian Instead" signs are seen in the American Whiskey section of the BC Liquor in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 10.
U.S. tourist arrested after bringing a handgun into Japan
Hyogo police believe the handgun a U.S. tourist inadvertently brought into Japan slipped through security procedures at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture.
Trump unveils 10% global tariff, with Japan levy set at 24%
Trump tosses a MAGA hat to the crowd during an event in which he unveiled new tariffs in the White House on Wednesday.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
Japan promises 'bold and speedy' response to Trump’s surprise 24% tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump unveils new U.S. tariffs at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
On defense, Japan may avoid Trump's worst impulses — for now
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth chat after reviewing an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sunday.

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