Summary
The government of Prime Minister Abe is engaged in a most concerted attempt to rescue the Japanese economy from two decades of desuetude. Monetary easing, fiscal stimulus and structural reforms are the famous ‘three arrows’ of Abe’s revival plan. To date, only one, monetary easing has had any notable success. The Japanese economy slipped into recession last year and its recovery since has been unimpressive. What are the economic assumptions behind Mr. Abe’s program? What options does Prime Minister Abe have, aside from retirement, if his plan fails? Is Japan the future of all ageing industrial societies, or is Japan a singular and unfortunate case? Please join us for a fascinating voyage East and perhaps into the future.Latest Live Videos
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AUD/USD: Some profit-taking should not be ruled out
AUD/USD has quickly faded Wednesday’s strong advance despite climbing to new multi-year highs around 0.7150 earlier on Thursday. The pair’s decline comes amid a marginal uptick in the US Dollar, while investors gear up for US CPI data and relevant Chinese releases on Friday.
EUR/USD faces next resistance near 1.1930
EUR/USD has surrendered its earlier intraday advance on Thursday and is now hovering uncomfortably around the 1.1860 region amid modest gains in the US Dolla. Moving forward, markets are exoected to closely follow Friday’s release of US CPI data.
Gold plunges on sudden US Dollar demand
Gold drops markedly on Thursday, challenging the $4,900 mark per troy ounce following a firm bounce in the US Dollar and amid a steep sell-off on Wall Street, with losses led by the tech and housing sectors.
Ripple collaborates with Aviva Investors to tokenize funds as XRP interest declines
Ripple (XRP) exhibits subtle recovery signs, trading slightly above $1.40 at the time of writing on Thursday, as crypto prices broadly edge higher. Despite the metered uptick, risk-off sentiment remains a concern across the crypto market, as retail and institutional interest dwindle.
A tale of two labour markets: Headline strength masks underlying weakness
Undoubtedly, yesterday’s delayed US January jobs report delivered a strong headline – one that surpassed most estimates. However, optimism quickly faded amid sobering benchmark revisions.
Here is what you need to know on Friday, February 13:
The US Dollar (USD) holds around 97 in the American session on Thursday after Wall Street fell sharply on fresh AI-related fears, as the tech sector is far from generating decent profits.