KATAYAMA BECOMES JAPAN`S VITAL LINK BETWEEN BESSENT, TAKAICHI AND MARKETS /

Katayama becomes Japan’s vital link between Bessent, Takaichi and markets Finance minister is a pivotal figure for relations with Washington...

WHAT SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT ASIA`S UNDERVALUED CURRENCIES? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

What Should Be Done About Asia’s Undervalued Currencies? Those who worry that the renminbi, yen, and won are undervalued vis-à-vis the dolla...

THE U.S. BARES ITS FINANCIAL WEAK SPOT / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

The US bares its financial weak spot Yen intervention points to the squishy underbelly of American weakness Katie Martin US involvement in t...

THE DEATH OF FIAT / MACLEOD FINANCE

The death of fiat Fiat will die considerably quicker than anyone thinks. It is oil which will kill them off this time, starting with Japan’s...

JAPAN AWAKES / THE FINANCIAL TIMES BIG READ

Japan awakes Why 1 per cent interest rates could shake everything up after a generation of deflation Leo Lewis in Tokyo © Stanislav Kogiku/S...

A JAPANESE WAKE-UP CALL FOR AMERICA / PROJECT SYNDICATE

A Japanese Wake-Up Call for America Japan’s deepening currency and bond-market woes should be a wake-up call for other countries that appear...

TAKANOMICS VS ABENOMICS: THE $2.3TN PRIZEFIGHT / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Takanomics vs Abenomics: the $2.3tn prizefight Japan’s new prime minister has broken with her mentor by encouraging firms to invest accordin...

JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND TAIWAN ARE SUFFERING INDUSTRIAL ROT / THE ECONOMIST

Boom and bust Japan, South Korea and Taiwan are suffering industrial rot Artificial intelligence is concealing a China shock Illustration: Á...