Rising exports and trade surpluses have always been vital to Japan. And reconstituting them is a cornerstone of Abenomics. But that plan has totally gone to heck.
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The law hounds the new media, from blogs to Google, to protect the loyal mainstream press from insolvency and irrelevance. Other governments are ogling similar laws.
Meet the secretive powers behind the trade negotiations that attempt to rewrite US and EU laws and regulations to their liking and beyond democratic controls.
Home prices hit a slick $1,000,000, while soaring office rents blow up enterprises with real business models. It’s crazy. It’s powered by hot money from around the world. Then comes the moment when the hot money evaporates.
European bankers have begun sweating, not because of the harsh heat, but fear – of what could happen as battalions of bank auditors take up temporary residence at the headquarters of the biggest banks.
The world’s largest wealth manager is “very worried” about “the lack of liquidity” that could wreak havoc during the sell-off. It reduces risk “over the full spectrum of assets.”
Despite surging stocks since 2012, consumer sentiment has not broken out in similar fashion: a warning sign of a big move down in the markets and economy.
