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Abenomics is no miracle cure for a declining Japan

Japan is ageing faster than any other developed economy. It is also shrinking. Abenomics may turn out to be a trick without a treat. Japan has posted its highest level of inflation since... Read more

Max Walsh, 1 August 2013, The Australian Financial Review (subscription required)

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Bernanke's bent for openess will serve him well

After the United States left the gold standard in 1933, president Roosevelt would hold a conference from his bed with his advisers. There, he personally set a daily target for bumping up... Read more

Max Walsh, 14 March 2013, The Australian Financial Review (subscription required)

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Much at risk in Asian currency wars

Japan's Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, told Parliament this week that if the Bank of Japan did not hit a 2 per cent inflation target, then the law would be changed. While Abe did not spell... Read more

Max Walsh, 21 February 2013, Australian Financial Review (subscription required)

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