Financial Times (March 11)
“Welcome back, Mrs Watanabe. The mythical keeper of Japan’s household savings has spent a long time in retreat, selling a net Y3.6tn of foreign securities over the past 18 months amid a strong yen and weak overseas prospects. But as the effects of “Abenomics” start to trickle down to consumers and private investors in the world’s third-largest economy – and as global recovery hopes brighten – this canny player of global currencies and interest rates has begun to stir once more.”
Tags: Abenomics, Currencies, Interest rates, Investors, Japan, Mrs. Watanabe, Securities
Economist (October 7)
The International Monetary Fund’s latest forecast indicates global GDP expansion of 4.8%. The Economist points out averages are misleading. Emerging countries are racing along at rates closer to 10% while richer countries struggle with sluggish growth. For this reason, the Economist warns, “Emerging economies need to allow their currencies to rise more. The rich should tread carefully with fiscal consolidation: sensible budget repairs should be less about short-term deficit-slashing and more about lasting fiscal reforms, from raising pension ages to trimming health-care costs.”
Tags: Currencies, Fiscal reform, GDP, IMF
