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DEFICITS

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 13, 2018
America's no-win trade war
The dollar's role as the global currency limits what the U.S. can change.
JAPAN / Politics
May 12, 2018
Japan considers new target to reduce fiscal deficit to 3% of GDP
The government is considering setting a new target to reduce Japan's fiscal deficit to 3 percent of nominal gross domestic product by fiscal 2021, informed sources said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 18, 2017
Trump takes aim at trade imbalances with Mexico, Canada, readies NAFTA renegotiations
President Donald Trump said the U.S. wants to reduce trade imbalances with Mexico and Canada and boost exports of everything from farm goods to financial services as it prepares to kick off talks to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 18, 2017
Tokyo prefers to meet Pence, keep trade hardliner Ross at arm's length in economic talks: official
Japan wants to keep Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross out of an economic dialogue with the U.S. as it seeks to avoid disputes with the Trump administration over a weaker yen and trade imbalance, according to a Japanese official who asked not to be identified.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 17, 2017
Japan seeks upper hand in U.S. dialogue seen as unlikely to yield concrete results
Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence are expected to tackle a raft of topics when the two nations meet Tuesday for the start of their first high-level economic dialogue since the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump in January.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 11, 2015
Latest growth strategy to include hiring older workers, building more duty-free shops
The government plans to triple the number of duty-free shops in local tourist spots around the country to 20,000 by 2020 to try to lure more foreign tourists. It will also move up its 2020 goal of expanding farm and fishery exports to ¥1 trillion, government sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Mar 19, 2014
Exports resist jump-start of weakened yen through 'Abenomics'
According to orthodoxy, taking some starch out of the yen u2014 an unofficial, yet unmistakable, goal of Prime Minister Shinzo Abeu2019s signature monetary policy u2014 is manna to exporters, but recent figures throw into question this traditional success strategy.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 25, 2013
The unloved dollar standard
The role of the U.S. dollar as international anchor is faltering as emerging markets grow increasingly frustrated by the Fedu2019s near-zero interest-rate policy.

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