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SPENDING

COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2015
Automation doesn't always improve productivity
Common sense says a business that invests in automation will be more productive, but the statistics tell a different story.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 26, 2015
Consumer prices inch higher as Kuroda pumps stimulus
Consumer prices rose fractionally in May, as Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda tries to generate inflation with unprecedented monetary stimulus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2015
China to extend economic diplomacy to EU infrastructure fund
China will pledge a multibillion-dollar investment in Europe's new infrastructure fund at a summit on June 29 in Brussels, according to a draft communique seen by Reuters — Beijing's latest round of checkbook diplomacy to win greater influence.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 10, 2015
Chided by Abe, Japan Inc. starts boosting investment at home
Pressured by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to share some of their record profits, and by increasingly obsolescent equipment, Japan's companies are starting to boost their investment spending.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 8, 2015
Obama presses Cameron at G-7 to ensure defense spending doesn't fall under NATO target
U.S. President Barack Obama told Prime Minister David Cameron he hoped Britain would keep military spending at 2 percent of national output, despite London's need to cut a sizeable budget deficit, a British source said on Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
May 29, 2015
Spending slump casts doubt on Bank of Japan optimism
Household spending slumped unexpectedly in April and consumer inflation came in roughly flat, casting doubt on the central bank's view that a steady economic recovery will help move inflation toward its ambitious 2 percent target.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 11, 2015
Investment bust following historic pattern
Business investment has been slow to rebound during the weak economic recovery, but this is to be expected given past trends following recessions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 5, 2015
Despite signs of recovery, Japanese manufacturers resist Abe's call to spend
Growth expectations dented by a lack of structural reform are preventing most Japanese firms from investing in new equipment despite the BOJ-engineered rally in earnings and stocks.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 18, 2015
Illinois Republican Rep. Aaron Schock will resign amid questions over spending
Republican U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock of Illinois announced he will resign on March 31 following questions about spending by his office and campaign.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 16, 2015
Twisted spending priorities of a graying nation
All Americans ought to want effective and efficient government, but government is being strangled as the rising costs of baby-boomer retirees reduce the capacity of other programs to fulfill their missions.
EDITORIALS
Feb 13, 2015
Negative savings rates loom
The first-ever annual drop in Japan's household savings rate into negative territory might have been the result of people's rush to buy goods before the consumption tax hike last April. Yet, the long-term downtrend in the savings rate is forecast to continue.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 15, 2015
House votes to undo Obama immigration moves in spending bill
House Republicans voted to try to block President Barack Obama from easing the deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants, including those brought to the U.S. illegally as children.

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