Despite lifting rates to a three-decade high, the Bank of Japan is signaling a cautious, gradual path toward further hikes while insisting policy remains accommodative. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/24/japans-rate-milestone-just-step/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #boj #fed #interestrates #monetarypolicy #japaneseeconomy #kazuoueda
China is again limiting yuan gains to protect exports and manage economic weakness, but resisting a gradual appreciation risks trade tensions and forgoing benefits to domestic demand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/18/world/push-for-stronger-yuan-continues/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #yuan #peoplesbankofchina #forex #trade #monetarypolicy #inflation
The Japanese central bank is reportedly likely to raise its policy interest rate to around 0.75% from around 0.5% at present at its two-day monetary policy meeting through Friday this week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/14/economy/japan-finance-chief-rate-hike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #monetarypolicy #japaneseeconomy #satsukikatayama #kazuoueda
If you understand Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), please let me know if you are also desperate to understand why MMT proponents seem unconcerned that there is effectively only one sovereign state and only one state whose status as global-reserve-currency-issuer is (de jure!) higher than that of any other.
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Despite heightened geopolitical tensions and escalating trade wars, the U.S. dollar’s global dominance is unlikely to fade in the near term, leaving Asian economies vulnerable to dollar shocks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/10/world/asia-and-dollar-dependence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #usdollar #yen #yuan #currencies #forex #monetarypolicy #asean #china #us
There is debate over how Sanae Takaichi’s economic approach as the presumptive prime minister will differ from Shinzo Abe’s Abenomics amid challenges like inflation and a weak parliamentary position. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/10/japan/should-it-be-called-the-takaichi-trade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #abenomics #shinzoabe #boj #monetarypolicy #japaneseeconomy #inflation
Sanae Takaichi's election as leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday cast doubt on an early interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/05/takaichi-win-and-boj-rate-hike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #sanaetakaichi #liberaldemocraticpart #bankofjapan #boj #interestrates #monetarypolicy
If you don't know what the International Currency Union (ICU) proposes and you want to understand, please read The Global Minotaur by Yanis Varoufakis.
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