Lost Decades
Update (9 January 2023)
Returning to the practice of dedicating each week of posts to a given theme, I decided that the theme for this week should be a gaming one. More specifically, I have some interesting topics to discuss about that came from… Read More ›
Bank of Japan Collaborates With Three Megabanks For CBDC Pilot Experiment — CRYPTOMARKETSBEAT
In a bid to seek clarity into the feasibility and technicality of a central bank digital currency (CBDC), the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has started experiments with three megabanks as well as regional banks in the country towards the issuance… Read More ›
Even in Japan, Inflation Begins to Rage after 23 Years of True Price Stability — Wolf Street
Bank of Japan lets yen go to heck, trade deficit blows out, costs surge for manufacturers, prices surge for consumers. Even in Japan, Inflation Begins to Rage after 23 Years of True Price Stability — Wolf Street
Japan’s Refusal to Save A Free-falling Yen Reflects the Global Economy’s Shortcomings — Spheres of Influence
Despite the value of the yen being in freefall, Japan sees economic intervention as too costly an endeavor. How will this policy decision play out? And what does it reveal about the state of the global free market? Japan’s Refusal to… Read More ›
Economic History Case Studies: Newfound Stagflation Fears (2022)
“Stagflation seems to be a word that we’ve been hearing a lot of recently. With the CPI report showing that inflation had slowed less than expected, stagflation concerns became even louder. However, for the average person, the term probably has… Read More ›
Economic History Case Studies: The Third Lost Decade (2022)
The previous Blog post outlined the ongoing extent of Inflation in the US and the EU/NATO member-states during the Coronavirus Pandemic. I provided bar graphs to demonstrate how the Inflation Rates for the US Dollar and the Euro rose dramatically… Read More ›
Compendium: Japan’s Lost Decades and the Rise of Zombie Firms and Zombie Banks
The “Lost Decade” refers to an economic and financial crisis that affected Japan, the effects of which continue to linger since the 1990s. The Japanese economy was devastated by the bursting of the asset-price bubble that came as the consequence… Read More ›
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