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Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda has found it nearly impossible to revive the economy. Maybe he needs to try a different approach. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, World

Reality bites Bank of Japan, G-7

by William Pesek June 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Swiss flag in Davos town with church and mountains in the background. Davos is a ski resort and location of the annual World Economic Forum.Please see more flag pictures: Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Davos rival shows paradigm shift in power arc

by Nigel Green May 29, 2018May 29, 2018

'The fact is that human societies have discovered no better way to keep the value of money roughly constant than by relying on central banks,' writes Professor Robert Skidelsky. Photo: Reuters / Kacper Pempel

European Union, United Kingdom, World

Monetary reform? Flip a coin for the system you want

by Robert Skidelsky May 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin (center) inspects the road section of the road-and-rail Crimean Bridge over the Kerch Strait on March 14, 2018. Photo: AFP / Yuri Kochetkov

China, European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Putin’s election: little chance of long-term economic growth

by Anna Scherbakova March 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

Australia, Beijing, China, France, Germany, Guangzhou, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

Rampaging ‘Gray Rhinos’ pose threat to China’s economy

by Gordon Watts March 10, 2018February 18, 2020

McDonald's now has self-serve kiosks. Photo via YouTube

Beijing, China, France, Germany, Japan, Northeast Asia, United Kingdom, World

Productivity might be desirable, but is it really measurable?

by Kenny Hodgart February 20, 2018February 20, 2018

A man walks past a billboard featuring an image of China's President Xi Jinping visiting locals at a village in Lankao, in China's central Henan province. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Indonesia, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, World

It’s not just Trump: Xi’s and Abe’s policies boost inequality too

by William Pesek February 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, left, PM Shinzo Abe, right, and Finance Minister Taro Aso attend a budget meet in Tokyo in February. Photo: Reuters / Toru Hanai

Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Bank of Japan taper talk gives way to easing chatter

by William Pesek February 14, 2018February 18, 2020

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim. Photo: AFP

World

The World Bank needs to return to its mission

by Jeffrey D. Sachs February 11, 2018February 11, 2018

The causes of the Great Recession are rarely debated. Illustration: iStock

World

How economics survived the economic crisis

by Robert Skidelsky January 28, 2018

There is more to life, and happiness, than consumerism. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Myanmar, World

Getting real wealth from ‘human-omics’

by Raja Murthy January 11, 2018

Man versus machine has been a constant economic theme. Photo: iStock

China, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Caught up in an economic race between man and machine

by Robert Skidelsky January 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Lee Ju-yeol, governor of the South Korean central bank. Photo: Reuters / Kim Hong-Ji

AT Finance, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea

How Asia reached a monetary turning point in 2017

by William Pesek December 28, 2017February 18, 2020

An oil worker at twilight in Siberia. Photo: Reuters / Sergei Karpukhin

Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Tianjin, World

Silk Road fever grips the Russian Far East and boosts economy

by Pepe Escobar December 13, 2017February 18, 2020

A mosque on Thornhill Road in the Hyde Park area of Leeds, Britain. Photo: AFP / Steve Parkin

European Union, United Kingdom, World

Inconvenient truths about migration

by Robert Skidelsky November 25, 2017February 18, 2020

Groucho Marx is no believer in Sanity Clause. Photo: Fanpop

European Union, Germany, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

You canna fool me – there ain’t-a no Phillipy-Curve

by David P. Goldman November 7, 2017February 18, 2020

Representational image: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, Germany, India, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Why globalization is needed more than ever

by Ken Moak October 22, 2017October 22, 2017

US economist Richard Thaler, of the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, speaks during a news conference in Chicago on October 9 after winning the 2017 Nobel prize for economics. Photo: Reuters, Kamil Krzaczynski

World

Thaler’s Nobel prize for economics: controversial and wonderful

by Robert J Shiller October 11, 2017February 18, 2020

A memorial calls into question God's existence in Huntington, West Virginia, a city that has been portrayed as the epicenter of America's opioid crisis. Photo: AFP / Brendan Smialowski

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Tales of life expectancy. Or, how inequality hampers growth

by Thorvaldur Gylfason October 7, 2017February 18, 2020

Former US Federal Reserve vice chair Stanley Fischer

Israel, Middle East

Stanley Fischer resigns from the Federal Reserve, presumably to look for inflation

by David P. Goldman September 7, 2017February 18, 2020

Paying off a 30-year mortgage on a median-price home in Hong Kong would cost a median-income buyer more than half of his or her income. Photo: AFP / Philippe

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, World

Why do cities become unaffordable?

by Robert J Shiller July 22, 2017February 18, 2020

Representational image: iStock

China, European Union, Germany, World

Wither globalization?

by Yongfu Huang July 16, 2017July 16, 2017

US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Photo: Reuters / Saul Loeb

Australia, China, Germany, India, Oceania, South Asia, World

Trump’s anti-globalization stand unwelcome at the G20 summit

by Nigel Green July 12, 2017

Australia, China, Germany, Oceania, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

China CEOs cool on the global economy, warm about their own firms

by Yiling Pan June 29, 2017June 29, 2017

A frayed EU flag flutters atop the Greek Ministry of Finance in central Athens, Greece. Photo: Reuters

European Union, France, Germany, United Kingdom, World

Vive l’euro?

by Lucrezia Reichlin June 2, 2017June 2, 2017

Photo: iStock

China, European Union, France, Mexico, United Kingdom, World

The divergence of US and British populism

by Anatole Kaletsky May 31, 2017May 31, 2017

Asian Development Bank chief Takehiko Nakao. Photo: AFP, Noel Celis

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, European Union, India, Japan, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, World

Asian Development Bank faces critical tests in the next five years

by Gary Kleiman April 27, 2017April 27, 2017

Failed state: poverty and a lack of hope is playing into the hands of extremists. But is that also playing into the hands of global interests? Photo: Reuters

India, South Asia, World

The insecurity of inequality

by Kaushik Basu April 11, 2017April 11, 2017

Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Saudi Arabia And China — Old ‘friends’ with benefits ink new deals

by Andrew Brennan April 8, 2017April 8, 2017

Conversation starter: Peter Navarro, Donald Trump's pick to head trade policy, is no friend of Beijing.

Chengdu, China, Japan, Macau, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Taiwan, World

Is Trump’s appointment of Peter Navarro some kind of a joke?

by George Koo December 27, 2016