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President Trump spoke out, saying Japan “won’t take our RICE.” He even suggested sending a letter about putting higher taxes on their goods. This is happening even though Japan actually needs rice and has been buying a lot from us. In 2024, Japan bought over $337 million worth of American …
White House targets trade gap with pressure. 🇺🇸 🇯🇵 TRUMP TO JAPAN: BUY OUR OIL OR FACE THE TARIFF GODZILLA Trump’s mad that Japan ships millions of cars to the U.S. but won’t return the favor. His fix? Japan should start buying a whole lot more American oil and other …
Japan’s foreign bond investment for the week ending June 21 came in at 615.5 billion yen. That’s not a typo. The previous week’s figure was 1.57 trillion. The falloff is sharp. It’s measurable. And it’s raising questions inside Tokyo’s finance ministry. This isn’t a seasonal dip. It’s a 60% week-over-week …
Japan Has More Than Doubled its Foreign Aid Budget in Just Five Years byu/plaev inInfographics
The Bank of Japan is shrinking its balance sheet at a record pace: The Bank of Japan’s bond holdings dropped by -6.2 trillion Yen in Q1 2025, the most on record. Over the last 5 quarters, the BoJ's holdings have now declined by -14.2 trillion Yen. As a result, the …
Pakistan joins the chat…If true. https://t.co/c1uayJY8yz — Samantha LaDuc (@SamanthaLaDuc) June 15, 2025 China unsurprisingly, defends its largest oil trading partner: Iran So too will Russia. And Qatar, despite US having its largest Middle East military base there. Hell, even Japan condemned Israel’s attacks on Iran. 🤯 https://t.co/OYewanP28C pic.twitter.com/p3eLrtnvR1 — …
Canada's private debt bubble, driven by real estate, now exceeds that of the US in 2008 and 1929, as well as Japan in 1991, as shown in the latest (Q3 2024) data and chart. Most will ignore this warning—why social cycles like the LongWave occur. https://t.co/ltrAoFKEz8 pic.twitter.com/nAUVlfUwhC — The Economic …
JAPAN IS SELLING IN MASS what does retail and Japan and hedge funds all know?? pic.twitter.com/QhXfYBaVvo — Merlin Capital 🧙♂️ (@merlinscapital) May 30, 2025 Japanese inflation out of control, which is why yields are up and they can't print money at the moment *JAPAN MAY TOKYO CORE CPI INFLATION RISES …
France and Japan are unraveling before the world’s eyes. The fiscal picture in both nations is not simply poor. It is catastrophic. Deep structural imbalances, ballooning debt, and no clear way out. Both are cautionary tales masquerading as advanced economies. Start with France. The national debt is now over 110 …
2/ Japan’s 30-year bond yield just hit 3.14%, an all-time high. The 40-year? A record 3.6%. Why? A failed bond auction—no one wanted the debt. That’s dangerous. https://t.co/uHGaZh41mF — Neil McCoy-Ward (@NeilMcCoyWard) May 28, 2025 4/ Meanwhile, U.S. 30-year yields breached 5% last week. That pushes up mortgage rates, car …
This isn’t some random financial blip. These unrealized losses are on DOMESTIC GOVERNMENT BONDS, long considered ultra-safe. Now Japan's largest insurers including Nippon Life, Dai-ichi, Sumitomo, and Meiji Yasuda — are sitting on record-breaking paper losses. But WHY? — StockMarket.News (@_Investinq) May 27, 2025 So what caused the bond prices …
Japan is at the heart of the global rise in long-term yields. To be honest, I'm surprised the rise has been allowed to be as rapid as it has. At 240% debt to GDP, Japan really can't allow long-term yields to keep rising the way they have. This is where …
Trade talks with Japan have apparently broken down as well. Scott Bessent said there are no further trade deals coming until at least July 2025, if at all. https://t.co/mkbsTlcqVw pic.twitter.com/X7TUGjg0w4 — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) May 25, 2025
When the carry trade unwind inevitably comes, it’s going to be incredible to watch. — Middle Man (@npresc) May 22, 2025 UK now Japan 🫣 pic.twitter.com/qhfg0nK6YU — TT3 (@TradingThomas3) May 23, 2025
Right now, Japan is facing what might be its most severe economic crisis since World War II. Angry protesters are gathering outside government buildings in Tokyo, shouting “We are not your ATM!” Rice – the cornerstone of Japanese culture – has disappeared from supermarket shelves. Families are surviving on rice …
Not sure if anyone noticed but Japan is currently imploding and everyone is running to hard assets. — Magoo PhD (@HodlMagoo) May 21, 2025 Worse. Stagflation with a Debt to GDP ratio higher than Hunter Biden — Magoo PhD (@HodlMagoo) May 21, 2025 For the second day in a row, …
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The global financial landscape is shifting rapidly, with major economies facing mounting pressures. The United States, Japan, and China are each grappling with economic challenges that could reshape markets in the coming months. Investors are watching closely as debt concerns, monetary policy shifts, and geopolitical tensions unfold. The United States …
https://twitter.com/leadlagreport/status/1924277486336004409 https://twitter.com/leadlagreport/status/1924277796576149943 JUST IN 🚨: Japan's 40-year bond yield just ticked up to 3.48%, its highest level in 2 decades 👀 pic.twitter.com/6lgtcctStI — Barchart (@Barchart) May 19, 2025 Japan Prime Minister Ishiba: cannot accept United States tariffs including for cars — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) May 19, 2025 https://twitter.com/MichaelMOTTCM/status/1924411939339260060
JAPAN PRIME MINISTER ISHIBA: “JAPAN'S FINANCIAL SITUATION IS WORSE THAN GREECE.” Japan’s 40yr bond (I didn’t even know they had a 40yr treasury) is at all time highs at 3.479%. Something to keep an eye on… pic.twitter.com/ctrCjnlh9W — amit (@amitisinvesting) May 19, 2025 Japan's economy shrank for the first time …
via notayesmanseconomics: This morning the economic news has been made in the east in Nihon. Japan’s economy shrank for the first time in four quarters in the January-to-March period. Private consumption was virtually unchanged for the first three months of the year. The Cabinet Office released preliminary gross domestic product …
Fractional reserve banking is a house of cards—built to fail, just like in 1932 when banks collapsed and the government seized gold in ’33. I saw Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s downfall coming, and today’s numbers are just as stark. America’s $36T debt is a ticking bomb, and unlike… pic.twitter.com/jWVUSy4866 …
Japan wage shock: Real wages plunge to -2.1% YoY, the worst in two years, and a deflationary disaster for the BOJ which puts a final nail in any hiking plans. If anything, BOJ should restart NIRP and boost QE (but it can't with Bessent watching its every move). pic.twitter.com/kAV3BNcQgR — …
Japan Presses U.S. to Scrap 25％ Auto Tariffs as Ishiba Refuses Partial Trade Deal; No Deal Without ‘Total Rollback’ The government decided Saturday to continue to press the United States to review its extra tariffs on Japanese automobiles during bilateral talks aimed at scrapping the Trump administration’s tariff measures. Washington …
BREAKING: 🇪🇺🇨🇳 EU airlines saying they’re going to start buying Chinese COMAC planes instead of American Boeings in response to the tariffs- RCE This was announced by the Irish Ryanair. Reuters reports that US lawmakers immediately began threatening the company. pic.twitter.com/vlRz4C4ttT — Megatron (@Megatron_ron) May 2, 2025 🔴 Japan negotiators …
🚨 SCOTT BESSENT: The tax bill is moving forward. It will give permanence to the 2017 tax cuts. President Trump is adding things for working Americans – no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, no tax on Social Security, making autopayments deductible. pic.twitter.com/vWhrE7r0Ws — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 29, …
🇺🇸🇵🇭U.S & PHILIPPINES SIMULATE “FULL-SCALE BATTLE” IN SOUTH CHINA SEA Over 17,000 troops from the US and Philippines just kicked off Balikatan 2025, their biggest joint military drill yet. For the first time, the war games will simulate an island invasion and feature an… https://t.co/X9aaz37XfY pic.twitter.com/kOXHL3ZxQd — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) …
"US DEPLOYS B-1B LANCERS TO JAPAN" For the first time since the Vietnam War, U.S. B-1B Lancer strategic bombers are being stationed in Japan for an extended period. US wants to send a message to China. pic.twitter.com/NtRe5CUzi7 — WORLD AT WAR (@World_At_War_6) April 18, 2025
Bessent: We have a process in place. We are working on the big 15 economies. First, we had a fantastic meeting with Japan yesterday. I believe there have been calls with the EU.. and I believe India is also talking — that is moving very quickly. pic.twitter.com/ZudcssnRcR — Acyn (@Acyn) …
🇯🇵 JAPAN MAY BEAT THE WORLD TO STEM CELL CURES — PARKINSON’S, PARALYSIS, EVEN BLINDNESS Japan is on the verge of turning science fiction into standard medicine. After 20 years of research and over ¥110B in funding, its iPS-cell therapies (induced pluripotent stem cells) are… https://t.co/goxw8gnMGg pic.twitter.com/xJaWKWBEMQ — Mario Nawfal …