In effect, Covid ended Japan’s yield-capping experiment, because it vaulted the world into a high-interest-rate equilibrium. If you persist in capping yields in such an environment, you risk your ...

Barry Eichengreen weighs the implications of the Bank of Japan's announcement that it will soon consider raising interest ...

Japan contemplates its largest-ever budget to bolster the economy amid rising inflation and debt. Prime Minister Takaichi is ...

The last thing that an over-indebted Japan struggling with inflation needs is a prime minister who advocates fiscal stimulus and a loose monetary policy to stimulate the Japanese economy. This would ...

Japan's government plans to introduce additional tax breaks to spur corporate investment, the Nikkei business daily reported ...

Global debt is exploding. Major economies are facing a severe debt crisis, with debt-to-GDP ratios at unprecedented levels.

Japan’s 40-year government bonds rallied after investors piled into an auction of that maturity on Thursday, easing concerns about super-long debt even as domestic political uncertainties swirled ...

While much of the attention from the crypto and traditional markets remains on the U.S., a recent analysis by a leading economist suggests it’s time to look east. Japan is teetering on the edge of a ...

As Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was finalising her $137 billion spending plan last month, which in recent weeks has put ...

In essence, its economic size and Treasury influence mean the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) moves ripple through global markets.

“When the economy is in recession, borrowing to stimulate growth, and tightening the belt to repay debt during a boom are the most basic common sense of fiscal policy. Yet today, numerous countries ...