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US ECONOMY

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 29, 2018
Japan's three structural challenges
To ensure its future prosperity, Japan must resolve its demographic, productivity and fiscal dilemmas.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 29, 2018
Are we hostage to the stock market?
Wall Street's boom could backfire on the overall U.S. economy
BUSINESS
Jan 29, 2018
Japan's rural regions turn to 'sharing economy' to offer residents valuable services
Business practices collectively known as the "sharing economy" are offering new ways for local and prefectural governments to address problems such as aging populations and scarce job opportunities.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 23, 2018
America's millionaire boom
It's conceivable that 10 percent of U.S. households are now in the club.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 23, 2018
Japanese companies expect strong run of economic growth but are more wary than market estimates
Nearly three-quarters of companies expect the economy to keep expanding at least another year, extending an already strong run, although they were not as bullish as market estimates, according to a Reuters poll.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 22, 2018
China turning into a scientific superpower
China is rapidly gaining in the global race for knowledge.
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
Jan 15, 2018
Does the Fed need a new playbook?
Just because the U.S. can overhaul its central bank doesn't mean it should.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Jan 9, 2018
Nikkei posts new 26-year high as analysts predict gains to continue
Expect the 225-issue Nikkei average's upward momentum to continue, analysts say, as the benchmark index hit a new 26-year high Tuesday on the back of gains in U.S. shares and a solid corporate earnings outlook.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 4, 2018
Prince Harry's wedding to Meghan Markle to be 'massive boost' to U.K. economy
Prince Harry's wedding to American actress Meghan Markle could provide a £500 million boost to Britain's economy as tourists flock to the country and Britons celebrate, according to an estimate.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 28, 2017
'Kurodanomics' is 2018's biggest question mark
The success of Abe's sixth year in power is firmly in the hands of BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Dec 26, 2017
Why SMEs should fear megabank restructure
The massive restructuring being planned at major Japanese banks may result not just in job cuts for the highly-paid bank employees but a much broader, serious consequences for the economy.
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.

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