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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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December 13, 2017
Japan
Japanese Monetary Policy Is Working, But the BoJ Can’t Tell You Why
In September 2016, the Bank of Japan adopted a new strategy to boost the flagging Japanese economy: “yield curve control,” or YCC. The aim was to widen the gap between long- and short-term intere…
July 11, 2016
Japan
Voters Give Abe an Opening for Constitutional Debate
This blog post is part of a series entitled Will Japanese Change Their Constitution?, in which leading experts discuss the prospects for revising Japan’s postwar constitution. As elections go, ye…
October 31, 2014
Europe
Three Central Banks
Today’s central bank news tells us a lot about the risks and rewards of proactive central banking. The Bank of Japan (BoJ) surprised me (and nearly everyone else ) with a dramatic expansion of its u…
April 5, 2013
China
Friday Asia Update: Top Five Stories for the Week of April 5, 2013
Sharone Tobias and Will Piekos look at the top five stories in Asia this week. 1. Japan gets aggressive on deflation. The Bank of Japan surprised investors Thursday by unveiling aggressive easy-mone…
