Economy & Trade Gasoline at Record Highs — How the Hormuz Crisis Hits Your Wallet
When gasoline prices set a record, the economic transmission mechanism is straightforward and fast: transport costs rise...
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Economy & Trade Middle East Trump Tells Japan to Send Ships to Hormuz — This Is Not Someone Else’s Problem
The United States has informally indicated to Japan that it expects Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force vessels to part...
Middle East If the Strait of Hormuz Closes — What Japan Faces After a US-Israel Strike on Iran
Approximately 90% of Japan's crude oil imports pass through the Strait of Hormuz. When analysts model the consequences o...
Economy & Trade New York Crude Breaks $100 — Iran’s Attack on Qatar LNG and the New Energy Map
When Brent crude crosses $100 per barrel, it crosses a psychological and practical threshold for global energy markets s...
Economy & Trade FOMC and Bank of Japan in 48 Hours — What Happens to Your Mortgage
When the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan both make policy decisions within the same 48-hour window, the interactio...
Europe The Day Hereditary Peers Left Britain’s Upper House — 700 Years of Tradition Ended
In November 2024, the British Parliament passed legislation removing the right of hereditary peers to sit and vote in th...
Americas US Supreme Court Rules Against Trump Tariffs — What It Means for Japanese Exporters
The US Supreme Court's ruling that the Trump administration's broad tariff authorities exceeded statutory limits has sig...