Global economy and trade
Economy & Trade China May Be Entering Its Own Lost Decade. Japan Knows What That Looks Like.
The similarities between China's current economic conditions and Japan's situation in the early 1990s are striking enoug...
Economy & Trade The Day Trump Imposed 24% Tariffs on Japan, the Nikkei Fell 8 Percent
Japan's Nikkei index fell approximately 8 percent in a single trading session following President Trump's announcement o...
Economy & Trade EU Deforestation Regulation and Japan — The Green Trade Wall Is Real
The European Union's deforestation regulation, which requires supply chain due diligence for products linked to deforest...
Economy & Trade IMF Downgrades Global Growth — What It Means for Japan’s Export Economy
IMF growth forecast revisions are directional indicators rather than precise predictions, but the direction matters for ...
Economy & Trade OECD AI Report: Japan’s Productivity Problem Has a Name Now
The OECD's analysis of AI adoption across member economies identifies Japan as a country with high technological capabil...
Economy & Trade Australia Considers 25% Gas Export Tax — Japan Should Not Treat This as Someone Else’s Problem
Australia is Japan's largest supplier of liquefied natural gas. Any Australian government decision to impose export taxa...
Economy & Trade NVIDIA’s $1 Trillion Backlog — What This Number Actually Means
NVIDIA's disclosed order backlog has exceeded numbers that require recalibration to interpret. When a single company's u...
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...
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...