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Nikkei 16,000!
Dec 26, 2013
Japan's Nikkei stock index closed about 16,000 for the first time since 2007.
Will the arrows of 'Abenomics' hit their target in Japan?
by
Linda Yueh
Dec 16, 2013
It's the one year anniversary of Japan's great experiment in trying to lift itself from economic lethargy.
Vice President Biden walks right into China-Japan airspace conflict
by
Rob Schmitz
Dec 3, 2013
Not a comfortable spot to be in.
Japan's economic plans: Sales tax plus stimulus
Dec 3, 2013
Japan’s government debt equals about 230 percent of its gross domestic product. To raise money to pay that down, the government will increase the national sales tax to 8 percent. Paying off massive debt seems prudent, but to avoid slowing the economy with the higher taxes, Japanese officials in the next day or so will […]
Stocks in Japan are up, but will the economy follow?
Nov 28, 2013
Today, the Japan Nikkei Index went up another 1.8 percent to get very close to a six year high.
Good news: Japan inflation at 5 year high
Oct 25, 2013
Prices are up in Japan -- and that's a good thing.
Japan Airlines, Airbus close first-ever $9.5 billion deal
Oct 7, 2013
Airbus's gain is Boeing's loss.
For public good, not for profit.
Japan will increase its national sales tax by 3 percent
Oct 1, 2013
Japan is hiking its national sales tax, from 5 percent all the way to 8 percent.
How did a former treasury secretary move markets today by doing absolutely nothing?
Sep 13, 2013
False information from a Japanese newspaper moved investor activity.
The economics of winning an Olympics
Sep 6, 2013
Does a bidding country’s economy factor into whether it gets to host the Olympic games?