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Robertson is a smart guy and while he doesn't think that China is going to stop buying our debt, he suggests that we could easily enter 15-20 inflation territory if Japan is forced to sell. He...
Two Japanese men are detained in Italy after allegedly attempting to take $134 billion worth of U.S. bonds over the border into Switzerland. Details are maddeningly sketchy, so naturally the global...
A comparison of the Dow Jones Industrial Average today to Japan's Nikkei Index leading up to and after its peak in 1989. There are a lot of similarities and some differences. What do they mean?
According to President Obama:
We saw this happen in Japan in the 1990s, where they did not act boldly and swiftly enough, and as a consequence they suffered what was called the "lost decade"...
As President-elect Obama prepares a massive public works program that will be funded via Obama Bonds, the evidence is growing that the US economy looks quite a bit like Japan's in the 1990s after...
Fed Funds Futures are giving a greater than 50% probability the Fed will cut rates to .25% at its December 16th meeting. As we get closer to 0%, our situation starts to look a lot like Japan in...
NTT Docomo is one of Japan's largest mobile providers and competition is fierce in the country's demanding cell phone market. Not only are no existing marketing niches ignored; providers are also...
Sony Financial successfully debuted the largest IPO in Japanese history this week, raising $2.7 billion. Its success is expected to energize the Japanese IPO market.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party suffered a devastating defeat Sunday for the upper house of Parliament. It also marks the loss of another key Bush ally. Mr. Abe follows in...
This is a fascinating comparison of the Japanese cultural reaction to corporate disasters versus the American (or European). US corporate executives are great at taking responsibility for...