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Japan Needs Tighter Monetary Policy

TOKYO – Last month, returning to Japan for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, I was struck by how significantly prices had increased. In...

yesterday 20

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Koichi Hamada

The choice confronting American voters

Last month’s expertly choreographed Democratic National Convention has added a frisson of excitement to the U.S. presidential election. After...

12.09.2024 30

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Koichi Hamada

The Choice Confronting American Voters

NEW HAVEN – Last month’s expertly choreographed Democratic National Convention has added a frisson of excitement to the US presidential election....

09.09.2024 30

Project Syndicate

Koichi Hamada

Does the world need a Plaza Accord 2.0?

Thanks to sustained high interest rates in the United States, the dollar has been soaring against other currencies. That’s bad news for domestic...

21.07.2024 20

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Koichi Hamada

Do We Need a Plaza Accord 2.0?

NEW HAVEN – Thanks to sustained high interest rates in the United States, the dollar has been soaring against other currencies. That’s bad news...

10.07.2024 40

Project Syndicate

Koichi Hamada

The economic legacy of Japan's longest-serving prime minister

After the 1985 Plaza Accord pushed the yen’s exchange rate sharply upward, Japan’s economy suffered a severe slowdown that proved mightily...

08.05.2024 100

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Koichi Hamada

The Lasting Legacy of Abenomics

TOKYO – After the 1985 Plaza Accord pushed the yen’s exchange rate sharply upward, Japan’s economy suffered a severe slowdown that proved...

06.05.2024 60

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Koichi Hamada

Why Don’t Japanese Give to Charity?

TOKYO – On January 1, as Japan celebrated the new year, a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck the Noto peninsula, causing buildings to crumble, forcing...

11.03.2024 30

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Koichi Hamada

Is a weak yen good for Japan’s economy?

Currency fluctuations affect different populations in different ways. Consider the recent decline of the yen, which slid from around ¥103 against the...

11.01.2024 10

The Japan Times

Koichi Hamada

Is a Weak Yen Good for Japan’s Economy?

NEW HAVEN – Currency fluctuations affect different populations in different ways. Consider the recent decline of the yen, which slid from around...

08.01.2024 20

Project Syndicate

Koichi Hamada

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