Commentary / Japan Nov 6, 2018
Japan can trim stimulus without repeating mistakes
A misstep 18 years ago should not prevent a careful step today.
Daniel Moss
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Commentary / Japan Nov 2, 2018
The BOJ is too focused on 2% inflation target
For the central bank, failure can be an opportunity.
Commentary / Japan Oct 16, 2018
Shrinking hasn't stopped Japan from growing
More immigration allows much-needed growth in the workforce and a higher consumption tax shores up government finances.
Commentary / Japan Sep 25, 2018
Japan's economy is starting a new chapter
Look what happened over two decades while the world was distracted by China.
Commentary / World Sep 3, 2018
China outgrows its role as 'factory of the world'
One of the broad themes of the past few years is that China's economy is becoming less export-dependent and more tied to domestic consumption.
Commentary / Japan Aug 10, 2018
The Bank of Japan is committed to low rates, for now
Don't read too much into this talk of an "extended period" of stimulus. The board is already divided.
Commentary / Japan Jul 11, 2018
Japan isn't stepping aside as China steps up
The Abe adminisration and the private sector are reasserting influence in Asia and beyond.
Commentary / Japan Jul 3, 2018
Japanese firms don't cower among trade gloom
Capital expenditures are set to rise, while the rest of the world is increasingly wary.
Commentary / World Apr 20, 2018
U.S. earns more in China than trade numbers reveal
The huge missing ingredient in U.S.-China trade deficit numbers is the business done in China by American companies.
Commentary / Japan Apr 11, 2018
Good news is no longer unspeakable in Japan
The central bank has been too obsessed with reassuring investors that stimulus would continue.