Japanese economy

Japan's Steel Production Lowest In 40 Years

mish — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:15:41 -0400

Those interested the steel industry may wish to take a look at SteelGuru. Here are a few links of general interest. read more »

Lessons From Japan in Stemming a Crisis - NYTimes.com

mahar — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:39:00 -0500

Lessons From Japan in Stemming a Crisis - NYTimes.com : A reminder from Japan: Don't coddle the banks, act swiftly, and force the banks to write off bad debts. read more »

Thanksgiving Dinner Costs Less to Make This Year; Recovery or Not, Japan Deflation Concerns Mount

mish — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:15:01 -0500

Japan is off and running or so they say (for the nth time in 20 years). Yet inquiring minds will be quick to note Japan Deflation Concern Rises Even as Growth Quickens . read more »

Japanese GDP Growth Accelerates

Oxbury — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:57:49 -0500

G10 Advancers and Decliners vs USD EUR 0.59 CHF 0.58 GBP 0.44 JPY 0.09 The USD begins another week on the back foot as momentum from Friday’s post-U.Mich sell-off continues an read more »

U.S. Faces Second Lost Decade "Because" of Misguided Stimulus

mish — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:32:12 -0400

Japan has gone through two lost decades, in and out of deflation, with nothing to show for it but increasing debt to GDP and a stock market still 70% below its peak. read more »

Japan Exports: The First Economy To Fall Hard

247Wallst — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:00:08 -0500

While GDP measurements vary a bit from country to country, Japan is probably the world's second largest economy. read more »

Japan's Economy: "the world stopped turning"

Calculated Risk — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:45:00 -0500

From Bloomberg: Japan’s Recession Deepens as Output Falls, Consumers Spend Less Japan’s recession deepened last month as companies cut production, consumers spent less and fewer people looked for read more »