japan economy

Japan’s Currency 25 Percent Overvalued, Goldman’s O’Neill Says On one hand, if it declined by 25%, it would just go back to where it was a few years ago. This would arguably be good for Japan, especially the export sector. But what if it continues after that? The other thing I worry about is...

I know everyone is still focused on the human tragedy unfolding now in Japan, which is understandable, but this morning I had a chilling thought: Japan is the third-largest economy on the planet, and they got really slammed by that earthquake & tsunami, with a lot of their infrastructure damaged...

Link Actually, this move is not as unpopular as you would think. I think that this is a good idea for Japan considering that the country is stuck in a deflation trend and the central bank doesn't want to do anything about it. Better to do this now than to wait for a debt crisis like what...

After hearing Economist Carl Weinberg discuss Japan on a recent podcast, I'm worried. Here's what he's saying about Japan: The debt-to-GDP ratio can never fall and interest rates can never rise here, it seems. It's unlikely that the ratio can even be prevented from growing. I don't see any...