The Bank of Japan will potentially raise interest rates three times this year to double the current level if the yen’s weakness persists. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/20/economy/citigroup-boj-rate-hike-projection/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #citigroup #boj #inflation #yen #japaneseeconomy #negativeinterestrates
Aral Balkan
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I thought it would be just another empty threat, but the lunatic has gone & done it…
#Trump says 8 European countries will be charged a 10% #tariff for opposing #US control of #Greenland
#MafiaState #imperialism #geopolitics #trade #economy #inflation #Denmark #Europe #NATO #NewWorldOrder #law #Congress #WarPowers #InternationalLaw
https://apnews.com/article/denmark-greenland-us-trump-4ad99ea3975a8b62d37bd04961feda55?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-01-17-Breaking+News
Light Mode InFFFFFFlation
https://willhbr.net/2025/10/20/light-mode-infffffflation/
#HackerNews #LightMode #InFFFFFFlation #Inflation #TechNews #ColorTheory
Light Mode InFFFFFFlation
Back in the day, light mode wasn’t called “light mode”. It was just the way that computers were, we didn’t really think about turning everything light or dark. Sure, some applications were often dark (photo editors, IDEs, terminals) but everything else was light, and that was fine. What we didn’t notice is that light mode has been slowly getting lighter, and I’ve got a graph to prove it. I did what any normal person would do, I downloaded the same...
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Almost as if in answer to the new #Trump #tariffs on fmr #US #allies opposing his attempts at a #HostileTakeover of #Greenland [except this has been long in the making]…
#EU & #Mercosur bloc of #SouthAmerica nations sign landmark #FreeTrade agreement
#geopolitics #trade #economy #inflation #Europe #NewWorldOrder
https://apnews.com/article/mercosur-european-union-trade-agreement-south-america-b779460da4b7ecb6aa15d322976fa70d?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-01-17-Breaking+News
#Trump for months has insisted that the US should control #Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of #NATO ally #Denmark, and said earlier this week that anything less than the Arctic island being in U.S. hands would be “unacceptable.”
“I may put a tariff on countries if they don’t go along with Greenland,” he said Friday, without providing details. “We need Greenland for national security.”
#MafiaState #imperialism #geopolitics #Europe #NewWorldOrder #law #Congress #InternationalLaw
I thought it would be just another empty threat, but the lunatic has gone & done it…
#Trump says 8 European countries will be charged a 10% #tariff for opposing #US control of #Greenland
#MafiaState #imperialism #geopolitics #trade #economy #inflation #Denmark #Europe #NATO #NewWorldOrder #law #Congress #WarPowers #InternationalLaw
https://apnews.com/article/denmark-greenland-us-trump-4ad99ea3975a8b62d37bd04961feda55?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-01-17-Breaking+News
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering a pledge to suspend the sales tax on food as part of her campaign for a general election next month, the Mainichi newspaper reported, citing unnamed sources. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/17/japan/politics/takaichi-sales-tax/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #taxes #consumptiontax #food #inflation #ldp #sanaetakaichi
The surge in Japanese stocks, triggered by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s snap election plans, may fade if she gets what she wants, as overspending drives up inflation and government borrowing costs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/17/markets/takaichi-trade-risks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #ldp #sanaetakaichi #inflation #yen #stocks
Most Bank of Japan watchers believe Gov. Kazuo Ueda and his colleagues have been slow in ratcheting up interest rates, and they expect the next move will still be several months away in their base case scenarios. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/16/economy/boj-rate-hike-july/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #kazuoueda #boj #yen #inflation #sanaetakaichi
Japan's average rice price hit a new record high since statistics began in March 2022, following a small decline, according to agriculture ministry data. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/10/japan-rice-price-record-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #rice #inflation
Claudius Link
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Vor allem Menschen mit geringem Einkommen, bei denen Lebensmittel und Energie einen relevanten Anteil ihrer Ausgaben ausmachten, merkten deutlich, „dass ihnen zum Leben sehr wenig übrig bleibt“."
Ja, das sehe ich auch sehr, sehr deutlich...
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The Bank of Japan has suggested it remains on track for more interest rate hikes by leaving its economic assessments intact for all regional economies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/09/economy/bank-of-japan-regional-report-more-rate-hikes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #inflation
2026 looks to be a year of competing forces for Japan, with strong underlying momentum and reform potential outweighed by the risks from inflation, geopolitics and policy missteps if leadership does not act decisively. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/08/japan/top-10-surprises-for-2026/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #japaneseeconomy #2026 #boj #jgbs #samuraiblue #worldcup #inflation #cybersecurity
"Die Lebensmittelpreise in Deutschland sind seit 2020 um rund ein Drittel gestiegen. Pop sagt: „Wir sehen auch die Beschwerden in den Verbraucherzentralen, dass sich die Menschen über die Preissteigerungen beschweren, über die Mogelpackungen, die im Supermarkt stehen – und wir nehmen auch wahr, dass daraus natürlich Frust entsteht.“
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Vor allem Menschen mit geringem Einkommen, bei denen Lebensmittel und Energie einen relevanten Anteil ihrer Ausgaben ausmachten, merkten deutlich, „dass ihnen zum Leben sehr wenig übrig bleibt“."
Ja, das sehe ich auch sehr, sehr deutlich...
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Many Japanese business leaders are hoping to achieve wage hikes at or above last year's results in this year's spring wage negotiations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/07/companies/business-leaders-positive-wage-hikes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #japaneseeconomy #wages #newyear #keidanren #jcci #inflation #keizaidoyukai
Japan’s 10-year government bond auction went off smoothly, attracting demand from investors drawn to high yields. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/06/economy/10-year-bond-demand/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #jgb #japaneseeconomy #bonds #boj #inflation
Iranian students staged street protests in Tehran a day after the capital's shopkeepers demonstrated against economic hardship and won a message of understanding from the president. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/31/world/students-join-iran-demonstrations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #iran #inflation #trade
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
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
Around 76% of young people in Japan saw an increase in their monthly food spending compared with last year amid ongoing inflation, a survey by a nonprofit organization has found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/27/japan/society/youth-rising-food-costs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #food #inflation #poverty #hunger
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