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On any list of central bankers dying to get off this crazy thing called 2025, Japan’s Kazuo Ueda deserves a spot at the very ...
National debt is a global phenomenon,virtually every country, regardless of its size or wealth, carries some form of debt.
Range reports AI-driven productivity gains could help combat America's rising debt crisis by boosting GDP, increasing tax ...
In the Big, Bad, Budget Abomination, for example, there are two huge errors. The obvious one: they increased the deficit.
Aside from the question of growth, it remains unclear whether policymakers can reorient the country’s future trajectory ...
Discover the mysterious phenomenon of Johatsu, Japan’s "evaporated people" who vanish without a trace. Learn why thousands ...
Opinion
Threat of the US debt spiral
The country that once dominated the global economy is now grappling with a severe debt crisis. The United States, with a GDP of $28 trillion, is burdened by a debt of $36 trillion.
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday the government is ready to compile an extra budget to cushion the ...
The pressure on Ishiba’s administration is growing not just from external trade challenges, but also from within. With inflation pushing up food prices and dampening consumer spending, opposition ...
As the world emerges from a period of widespread lockdowns, a silent economic crisis is beginning to take shape,one that could define. The financial aftershocks of prolonged shutdowns have pushed many ...
Japan’s government bond market is spinning out of control, and it’s dragging America into the mess. Volatility across Japanese government bonds has doubled in ...
The AS global debt chartbook is my attempt at presenting an overview of global debt levels and an easy way to compare them ...