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U.S. ECONOMY

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 26, 2018
Anger in America has been building for years
U.S. elites have spent decades creating the conditions for a figure like Trump to emerge.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 26, 2018
Harley hitting the road is just the start
Trump's blunt trade policies will have painful side effects for U.S. manufacturers and their operations at home.
COMMENTARY / World
May 21, 2018
The return of the old capitalism?
Compared with those of the 19th century, many of today's economic advances and upheavals seem mild.
COMMENTARY / World
May 7, 2018
Think innovation will save the economy? That's probably an illusion
Why has U.S. economic growth slowed when innovation seems to be accelerating?
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
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 23, 2018
America's millionaire boom
It's conceivable that 10 percent of U.S. households are now in the club.
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
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 18, 2017
Thank Yellen for strong U.S. economy
Most of the departing Fed chair's judgments seem on the mark.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 4, 2017
Beware a U.S. economic boom — really
U.S economic history suggests that a boom economy now could create bigger problems down the road.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 20, 2017
Trump gets the trade problems wrong
Embracing protectionist policies won't solve America's trade problem.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 19, 2017
Who has the world's No. 1 economy? Not the U.S.
The days of U.S. economic supremacy are over.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2017
The Trump administration's economic potential
The U.S. faces serious political challenges, but economically it remains on sound footing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 14, 2017
The curse of middle-aged capitalism
Young, innovative corporations dazzle while their older peers tread water; the disconnect does not bode well for the U.S. economy.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 3, 2017
The next recession may be postponed
The Phillips Curve, a tool that shows the relationship between inflation and unemployment, has shifted.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 14, 2017
Who'll protect Americans from their protectors?
The Trump administration wants to make America greater by making its companies less competitive.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 24, 2017
Alibaba's Jack Ma Wants U.S. to turn Japanese
Japan's successes in sanding down capitalism's rough edges are worth studying as populism spreads.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 20, 2017
An economic policy for Trump
As Donald Trump assumes the U.S. presidency, a group of 35 prominent international business leaders is stepping forward to defend open markets, endorse the fight against climate change, and demand a massive push against global inequality.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 8, 2017
Trump's great economic guessing game
We're all playing a guessing game. During the campaign, Donald Trump made many promises. But whether friend or foe, we don't know what he will actually do. The result is a deluge of predictions from politicians, pundits, think tanks, lobbyists, economists and others. Here, for example, is the outlook...
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 2, 2017
Protectionism will make America 1953 again
A revival of protectionism will hurt America more than it will help it.
Japan and U.S. reach tariff deal with ‘reciprocal’ rate at 15%
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Japan on Tuesday, saying the agreement would create "hundreds of thousands of jobs."
Ishiba denies reports he will resign next month, leaving his fate unclear
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba looks on after meeting with the Liberal Democratic Party executives at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan and U.S. both claim win in surprise 11th-hour tariff deal
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan chief tariff negotiator, in Tokyo
Ignore the election hype, foreign residents are here to stay
Sohei Kamiya, founder of the Sanseito, which campaigned on a “Japanese first” message and tough immigration rhetoric, speaks at a rally in Gunma Prefecture on July 6.
Japan and EU launch trade ‘alliance’ amid concerns over U.S. and China
European Council President Antonio Costa (left) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (right) join hands with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba prior to a meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan leans into homegrown AI amid rising competition
McKinsey’s 2025 Technology Trends Outlook, published Wednesday, says that the use of “sovereign AI” is a trend gaining significant global traction, including in Japan.
Induction of Ichiro has Cooperstown fretfully preparing
Ichiro Suzuki will soon become the first Japanese player to be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
JT picks: What not to miss at Fuji Rock 2025
Fuji Rock Festival turns the green slopes of Niigata Prefecture’s Naeba Ski Resort into a summer escape that offers soundtracks for every mood.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Pentagon looks to unleash ‘military drone dominance’
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 10.

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