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US ECONOMY

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 8, 2016
Putting disastrous week behind him, Trump to focus on economy, Clinton
Seeking to move beyond a week of discord, U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will on Monday outline plans for trade, taxes and regulation and contrast his ideas for economic growth with those of Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 1, 2016
Abe's wand has lost its magic
Prime Minister Abe's failing is that he sees Abenomics as a magic wand that he can wave and all will be well.
EDITORIALS
Jul 21, 2016
Fixing China's troubled economy
Beijing needs to do more to put China's economic act together.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2016
How slow will China's economic growth go?
China's future is anything but predetermined. With the right approach, it can manage a smooth transition from middle- to high-income status.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 19, 2016
BOJ's perpetual QE quandary
It may be time for BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda to read from a 1930s playbook if deflation is here to stay.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 17, 2016
U.S. candidates are getting globalization wrong
The best thing the U.S. can do to improve its international competitiveness is to strengthen its domestic economy.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 12, 2016
Time to embrace strong yen
Here's three reasons why the yen's 16 percent rise this year provides a chance for a major reboot of Abenomics.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 5, 2016
Time for 'Abexit' in Japan?
As Japan's voters head to the polls they need to reflect on the failure of Abenomics to deliver shock therapy and the need for genuine reform.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jul 5, 2016
Japan Inc. suffers Brexit fallout as resurgent yen threatens profit outlook
Japan Inc. is already counting the cost of Brexit. The yen's extended surge after the United Kingdom voted to exit the EU has turned the outlook for a gain in annual profit to the first decline in four years.

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