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Category Archives: Japan
Japan: Exporting Deflation
by John Mauldin, Thoughts from the Frontline The evils of this deluge of paper money are not to be removed until our citizens are generally and radically instructed in their cause and consequences, and silence by their authority the interested … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Government, Japan, Trade Data, macroeconomics, money, money and banking, stock markets
Tagged consumer confidence, Economy, exports, GDP, industrial production, inflation, Japan, John Mauldin, recovery, trade balance
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Some New Estimates of Japanese Trade Elasticities
by Menzie Chinn, Econbrowser.com Appeared originally 11 April 2013 at Econbrowser. Image below added by Econintersect. One component of Abenomics is a vigorously expansionary monetary policy. The yen has depreciated substantially as a consequence – as of February, about 20% … Continue reading
Posted in Japan, Trade Data
Tagged consumer confidence, CPI, Economy, exports, GDP, imports, industrial production, inflation, Japan, Menzie Chinn
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Stratfor: Tolerating Aggressive Chinese Behavior
By Rodger Baker, Stratfor Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has warned Beijing that Tokyo is losing patience with China’s assertive maritime behavior in the East and South China seas, suggesting China consider the economic and military consequences of its actions. … Continue reading
Posted in China, Japan
Tagged cyber, Japan, Rodger Baker, south china sea, Stratfor, usa
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The 2013 Economic Outlook – Bright Sunshine for the U.S., Periods of Cloud Abroad
by Paul Kasriel, The Econtrarian Author’s Warning: Do not attempt reading the entirety of this commentary without the aid of your stimulant of choice. I apologize for the length of the commentary, but believed it necessary in order to inform … Continue reading
Stratfor: The North Korean Strategy Is Ferocious, Weak and Crazy
By George Friedman, Stratfor Founder and Chief Executive Officer North Korea’s state-run media reported Sunday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the country’s top security officials to take “substantial and high-profile important state measures,” which has been … Continue reading
Posted in China, Japan, Uncategorized
Tagged bomb, Japan, north korea, nuclear, usa, war
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Global Rebalancing: No One is Making the Right Moves
by Michael Pettis In this article I want to sketch out a scenario in which, rather than analyze policy announcements or make predictions, I try to lay out what are the various possible paths open to China. The scenario concerns … Continue reading
Posted in China, Japan
Tagged China, cirrent account, Japan, michael pettis, savings and investment, tradeimbalance
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Big in Japan
Comparisons of western economies to Japan seriously miss the point about what went wrong there in the 1980s. Except at a very superficial levels Japan’s imbalances before 1990 were very different from the imbalances from which Europe and the US suffer today, and the resolutions in each case are likely to be very different. Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Eurozone, International Economic data, Japan
Tagged China, EU, Europe, finacial crisis, Japan, michael pettis, U.S., usa
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Demographics Drive Economic Cycles
by Guest Author Art Patten – Bio end of article. Editor’s Preamble Economist Diane Macunovich has studied age structure and its many effects on individuals, economies, and societies intensively – and is the author of Birth Quake. This interview was … Continue reading
Mistaken Monetary Policy Lessons from Japan?
The global crisis of 2008-2009 has refocused attention on the lessons of Japan’s lost decade, with many suggesting that Europe and the US are heading the same direction. This makes a thorough understanding of the Japanese case an urgent matter. But this column argues that pushing the analogies too far is a mistake that could prolong the economic pain. Continue reading
Posted in Eurozone, Japan
Tagged Europe, Japan, John Muellbauer, Keiko Murata, recession, U.S., UK
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