Japan: No Sign of Inflation Yet, but Manufacturing Is Resurgent
Export volumes recovering: Export value fell 6.9% y/y in September, after falling 9.6% in August. However, export volumes grew 4.7% in September,...
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The Prospects for Pension Reform in China
China’s introduction of pensions has been a brave effort continually embroiled in titanic headwinds. Issues frequently raised are lack of...
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President Park and the Eight Fairies
The political crisis now gripping South Korea, with allegations that the President is under the influence of a strange shamanistic cult, could not...
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The Holy Grail of Reflation: "from Savings to Investment"
Recent large government privatisations (Japan Post and JR Kyushu) have brought with it a positive tendency, as we pointed out in The Reflationary...
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The Price of Foreign Aid
China was once known for not attaching conditions to its foreign aid. Today things are very different and many countries, China included, now use...
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