Asian Lessons from a Greek Tragedy
In terms of economic policy it is the populists that are pragmatic and the technocrats who inhabit cloud cuckoo land.
The Oil Factor: Apocalypse Postponed
High commodity prices were a mechanism for enriching plutocrats, oligarchs and sovereign wealth funds – effectively turning global labour income into capital which was then recycled into securities, prime real estate and art…
Prepare for the Coming Japanese Boom
Asakusa, a downtown area fast becoming Tokyo’s new hipster central, is now a destination for foreign backpackers.
Abe Gambles on Growth
In this age of womenomics and passive “herbivore” males, is there any room for the strong silent type prepared to risk everything?
Kuroda Unchained
The Topix Index is at its cheapest since Ali decked Foreman on a sticky October night in Zaire all those years ago.
High Noon for Haruhiko Kuroda
Central bankers need the intellectual courage to face down hostile forces, just as Gary Cooper’s sheriff took on the gunslingers in Fred Zinnemann’s 1952 film.
We Are All Japanese Now
Google has a market capitalization of $380 billion and employs 40,000 people. Toyota is worth $32 billion and employs 340,000.
Abe Road is the only path for Japan
Mr. Abe’s achievements overshadow the efforts of his predecessors, including the globally celebrated Junichiro Koizumi
Abe’s Moment of Truth
If Mr. Abe offered citizens a say in their own governance, it would be the first time since Japan’s mythical first emperor came ashore in 660 B.C.
Tokyo Dick
“Dick didn’t do macroeconomics. He didn’t do Japan. He didn’t do Limeys and he didn’t do listening. Dick just did Dick”