Foreign investors hold approximately $8.5 trillion of the United States’ national debt. Japan tops the list, with approximately $1.13 trillion. This financial relationship has long been framed as a ...
Japan’s biggest bank industry group warned of the risks of a downgrade in the nation’s credit rating as politicians make election pledges that could swell the public debt. A recent jump in yields ...
National debt has become one of the defining pressure points of the global economy, shaping everything from interest rates to ...
Japan’s public debt stands at over 250 per cent of GDP, far surpassing the levels in the United States, yet political and public complacency persists in the absence of a fiscal crisis. Amid cost of ...
From defense spending to demographic decline, Japan’s tax reform attempts to address pressing national issues. This goal is not arbitrary. U.S. President Donald Trump has previously pressured allies ...
Crypto markets sold off sharply in August 2024 in response to global macro dislocation caused by Japan’s fiscal crisis, underscoring their sensitivity to liquidity shocks and systemic risk. In the ...