While global momentum for ESG falters, Japanese corporations and industry groups are pushing back and working to make ESG investment a pillar of sustainable growth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/31/economy/esg-investment-retreat-japan-striving/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #environment #investments #corporategovernance #carbon #emissions #donaldtrump #un
Most Federal Reserve officials expect additional interest rate cuts as long as inflation declines over time, though they remain divided over when and how far to cut, minutes of this month’s meeting show. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/31/economy/fed-minutes-rate-cuts-inflation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #federalreserve #interestrates #inflation #globaleconomy
At the start of 2025, western economists predicted "lost decades" for China due to structural problems like deflation, debt, and demographics.
China defied these expectations, hitting a record $1T trade surplus despite US tariffs. Even though Chinese exports to the US tumbling 19% due to trade wars, China successfully pivoted to other markets and internal innovation.
Western elites underestimated China's resilience due to ideological aversion.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-12-23/repeat-after-me-never-ever-underestimate-china
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"Is a Library-Centric Economy the Answer to Sustainable Living?"
https://www.law.georgetown.edu/environmental-law-review/blog/is-a-library-centric-economy-the-answer-to-sustainable-living/
"Is a Library-Centric Economy the Answer to Sustainable Living?"
https://www.law.georgetown.edu/environmental-law-review/blog/is-a-library-centric-economy-the-answer-to-sustainable-living/
A summary of the Bank of Japan’s most recent meeting hints of further rate hikes, with some board members noting that the country’s real interest rate remains very low. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/29/economy/bank-of-japan-december-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #inflation #kazuoueda
China is making luxury goods available to the world, but at what cost?
https://www.ft.com/content/461009e1-ec74-47ab-ae6b-72a32474df31
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The phrase "US kill line" has gone viral on Chinese social media, describing the precarious financial state of many Americans. It refers to a critical threshold where, after essential expenses, a single shock like illness or job loss can trigger irreversible collapse into homelessness. Netizens and U.S.
People in China are realizing that life in the states is actually far scarier than their government was telling them.
US trade dominance will soon begin to crack as savvy countries will discover there’s a way to mitigate the harm incurred by Trump’s tariffs—and it’ll boost their own economies while making goods cheaper too.
https://www.wired.com/story/us-trade-dominance-will-begin-to-crack
Big US tech companies massively shifting jobs from the US to India due to Trump visa curbs.
As U.S. H-1B visa rules tightened this year with higher fees and wage requirements, companies hired offshore instead.
Meta, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Netflix, and Google pushed their combined India workforce to 214,000, the fastest growth in three years.
Despite a strong 4.3% GDP headline, economist David Rosenberg calls it a "fugazi," arguing real growth is only 0.8% when stripping away unsustainable government spending and a drawdown in savings. Meanwhile, other analysts point to an 8.2% nominal GDP surge and 3.8% inflation as signs of an overheating economy. The data reveals a clash between narratives of hidden weakness and persistent inflationary pressure.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/gdp-nowhere-near-4-3-123044863.html
US bankruptcies soar as companies grapple with inflation and tariffs.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/12/27/corporate-bankruptcies-economy
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the nation’s primary balance is set to return to a surplus for the first time in 28 years, in an apparent attempt to ease market concerns over her proactive stance on spending. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/27/economy/primary-balance-surplus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #sanaetakaichi #ldp #budgets #debt #japaneseeconomy
The phrase "US kill line" has gone viral on Chinese social media, describing the precarious financial state of many Americans. It refers to a critical threshold where, after essential expenses, a single shock like illness or job loss can trigger irreversible collapse into homelessness. Netizens and U.S.
People in China are realizing that life in the states is actually far scarier than their government was telling them.
Japan’s industry ministry is set to nearly quadruple its budgeted support for cutting-edge semiconductors and AI development to about ¥1.23 trillion for the next fiscal year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/26/economy/ai-budget-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ai #japaneseeconomy #chipmakers #meti #cabinet #us #china #sanaetakaichi #tech #budgets
Takaichi’s Cabinet is proposing record spending in the next fiscal year, including the issuing of ¥29.6 trillion of government bonds. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/26/economy/takaichi-2026-budget/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #sanaetakaichi #budgets #debts
Tokyo’s inflation cooled more than expected as pressures from food and energy prices faded, triggering yen weakness on bets the Bank of Japan may delay the timing of its next interest rate hike. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/26/economy/tokyo-inflation-december/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #tokyo #inflation #japaneseeconomy #food #internalaffairsministry #boj
The US economy posted strong 4.3% GDP growth, yet real incomes were flat with growth being driven by savings drawdowns and unavoidable costs like healthcare,. Meanwhile, corporate profits soared $166 billion, but hiring has stalled and investment fell.
This reveals a K-shaped economy: growth is sustained by affluent asset-holders and corporate margin-squeezing, not job creation, making the recovery fragile and vulnerable to a market correction.
https://fortune.com/2025/12/24/k-shaped-economy-2026-stagflation-diane-swonk
Bank of Japan’s Ueda signaled that further interest hikes are likely coming next year, by projecting rising confidence that the central bank is closer to attaining its sustainable price target. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/25/economy/boj-ueda-speech-rate-hike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #kazuoueda #boj #japaneseeconomy #keidanren
The government plans to scrap its target of turning the primary budget balance at the central and local governments into a surplus in a specific fiscal year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/25/economy/japan-primary-surplus-goal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #sanaetakaichi #budgets #debts