What’s Behind the United States’ Outsized Presence in Global Equity?
Ichiro Suzuki Former Morgan Stanley emerging market chief Ruchir Sharma ran an article on The Financial Times at the beginning of this...
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- Jan 17
- 4 min
The Covid Death Toll Myth in China
Peter Zhang George Bernard Shaw once said, “Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.” He wasn’t exaggerating a bit. The swift...
- Jan 17
- 4 min
A Tale of Two Endings
Ichiro Suzuki Since the final weeks of 2022, the world has witnessed a flurry of reversal of policies that had been enforced on China...
- Jan 11
- 4 min
Japan’s Long Bear Market
Ichiro Suzuki Japan’s Nikkei Index closed 2022 at 26,094, down from 28,791 a year earlier amid a global rout in the stock markets....
- Dec 19, 2022
- 4 min
General Electric
Ichiro Suzuki General Electric is a company that Thomas Edison founded in the late 19th century. It was natural progression that...
- Dec 16, 2022
- 4 min
India’s Rise
Ichiro Suzuki India is on the rise. It is expected to overtake China as the most populous country as soon as in 2023. This takes place...
- Dec 12, 2022
- 5 min
Soccer in China
Ichiro Suzuki China is missing in Qatar. For the fifth time in a row, Chinese men, ranked 79th in the world at present, are not in the...
- Nov 23, 2022
- 4 min
Toyota Motor
Ichiro Suzuki Toyota Motor Corporation is thriving. For the fiscal year through March 2022, Toyota’s consolidated earnings jumped 36%...
- Nov 15, 2022
- 4 min
Germany AG
Ichiro Suzuki In the first week of November, German Chancellor Olaf Scholtz visited Beijing to meet President Xi Jinping, who just won...
- Nov 8, 2022
- 5 min
Curse of Life Time Employment
Ichiro Suzuki The U.S. dollar is roaring on the Federal Reserve Bank’s determination to get the surging inflation under control. On...
- Nov 1, 2022
- 4 min
What Holds Back Japanese Women
Ichiro Suzuki ‘Diversity’ is a popular buzzword in Japan in the 21st century. This imported word is usually narrowly interpreted as...
- Oct 26, 2022
- 4 min
End of Savings Glut
Ichiro Suzuki Unexpected a year ago, major central banks around the world are finding themselves in a war against the worst inflation...
- Oct 18, 2022
- 4 min
China’s Population Peaks Out
Ichiro Suzuki China’s population has been aging fast, and this is widely known. If there is any surprise in this, it is aging faster...
- Oct 14, 2022
- 2 min
The Bank of Japan vs. Speculators
Ichiro Suzuki The Bank of Japan was under pressure in recent weeks. Some speculators began to believe that the BOJ’s ability to cap...
- Oct 14, 2022
- 4 min
A Bad Week in Britain
Ichiro Suzuki As soon as Queen Elizabeth’s state funeral was over, Britain was thrown into financial markets’ turmoils. Markets...
- Oct 4, 2022
- 4 min
Shinzo Abe’s State Funeral
Ichiro Suzuki On September 27, the Japanese government held a state funeral of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated...
- Sep 27, 2022
- 6 min
Japanese Banks’ Sins
Ichiro Suzuki In 1868, aspiring young samurais founded a new government in Japan, ending Tokugawa Shogun’s two and a half centuries of...
- Sep 20, 2022
- 5 min
Foreign Exchange Reserves
Ichiro Suzuki Contrary to all the headlines on Japan’s economic malaise, the country’s foreign exchange reserves remain solidly...
- Sep 6, 2022
- 4 min
Quiet Capital Outflows from China
Ichiro Suzuki China’ renminbi (RMB) is weak lately. After having approached 6.3 against the U.S. dollar, the RMB has shifted its...
- Sep 1, 2022
- 4 min
Iwakura Mission
Ichiro Suzuki In 1868, two and a half centuries of Tokugawa Shoguns’ rule in Japan was brought to an end, as the last Shogun returned...
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