Iran War Reaches the Bond Market; Japan, Yen and US Debt Markets in the Line of Fire
Islam Times – Japan’s multibillion-dollar intervention to rescue the yen and the dollar’s return toward the 160 level…
Japan debt-servicing costs to hit $230 billion record next year
The Finance Ministry will seek a record ¥36.6 trillion ($230 billion) for debt-servicing costs in its initial budget…
Japan’s opposition DPP presses for 5-year road map to primary surplus
The leader of one of Japan’s smaller opposition parties has said that while a deficit in the primary…
By propping up the yen, the US and Japan are admitting dollar dominance isn’t what it used to be
Last week’s attempt to boost the sagging yen wasn’t the first time the U.S. and Japan took such…
Why is the U.S. Buying Japanese Yen?
A rare coordinated intervention by the United States and Japan to buy the struggling yen may have stabilized…
Yen crashes as Japan’s debt crisis hits currency markets, and interventions are ‘doomed to fail’
Japan’s yen is resembling a slow-motion train wreck as it remains stuck near 40-year lows, and there could…
Corporate Japan borrows more as deals and outflows pressure ratings
Japanese businesses are ramping up borrowing to cover cash shortfalls fueled by record merger activity, booming capital investments…
IMF urges Japan to avoid cutting sales tax amid higher expected borrowing costs
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned Japan against cutting sales tax when borrowing costs on public debt…
Takaichi’s economic ambitions meet interest-rate realities and doubts about debt
Japan’s interest rates could soon exceed the economic growth rate, and this could, in theory, make it more…
China’s $300 billion pile of bad consumer debt threatens economy
As many as 100 million Chinese consumers are struggling to service their personal debt, fueling a largely hidden…
The Iran war and the global debt shock it fueled
N’DJAMENA, Chad – As everyone knows, the war in the Middle East has caused a sharp spike in…
Japan invites Blanchard to panel in bid to boost global outreach
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government invited Olivier Blanchard to speak at an economic panel as she seeks to…