On the sidelines of the Group of 20 financial leaders' meeting, Finance Minister Taro Aso found himself sought out by many of his counterparts, who expressed a keen interest in Japan's economic and monetary policies, a government source said. Attending his first G-20 gathering as ...
Fiscal and monetary policies will do little to stimulate economic growth in Japan. So, it is time for a strategy to encourage private-sector investments.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average rises nearly 2 percent as the yen tumbles against the dollar, helping Japan's exporting companies.
"Abenomics" is now a buzzword at home and abroad. Even before taking office, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had strongly demanded that the Bank of Japan take action to end deflation and set an inflation target that would drive the yen lower. He had gone so ...
The economic policies enunciated by the Abe government may have some beneficial effects, but seem inadequate in themselves to revive the Japanese economy in the long run.
'Abenomics' could hurt economy in the long term
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's "Abenomics" economic policies retain fiscal expansion as a key pillar of the draft budget for the next fiscal year, fanning concern that Japan's swelling debt could hamper the broader economy in the longer term. An insufficient commitment to putting the country's ...
