Commentary / World Jun 10, 2019
A top global finance meeting loses relevance
Ministers mouth the right words, but aren't empowered to solve what ails the global economy.
Commentary / Japan Apr 26, 2019
Abe should postpone tax hike
A higher levy would undermine the Bank of Japan's ability to consider additional stimulus.
Commentary / World Apr 11, 2019
We're not even close to the next great recession
The IMF's latest numbers show a worrisome trajectory, but they aren't terrible.
Commentary / Japan Mar 27, 2019
Struggling to achieve 2% inflation? Then try for 3%
There's been talk of weakening support for Japan's price-increase target. Far from abandoning it, the BOJ should double down to change psychology.
Commentary / World Mar 20, 2019
Hero to zero — exports turn to source of fragility in Asia
A decades-old economic model needs reappraisal as the global downdraft causes trade-reliant economies to reel.
Commentary / Japan Mar 18, 2019
BOJ gets extra innings just to hit a single
Finance Minister Taro Aso bought Haruhiko Kuroda time to reach that elusive 2 percent inflation target, but this isn't where the BOJ head wants to be.
Commentary / Japan Feb 21, 2019
Abe's consumption tax hike has a target on its back
China's slowdown may provide an excuse to shelve next October's scheduled increase.
Commentary / Japan Feb 19, 2019
Japan's economy is far from hopeless
A rebound in fourth-quarter GDP may disappoint idealists, but the fact that the economy is treading water is pretty good these days.
Commentary / Japan Feb 4, 2019
How we all turned Japanese: A tale of global hubris
The BOJ's radical monetary policy is marking its 20-year anniversary. Raise a glass to the experiment replicated around the world.
Commentary / Japan Jan 24, 2019
Give the BOJ a break
The central bank is buffeted by the same factors as its global peers — and homegrown challenges that are tougher to tackle.