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The escalating trade tensions risk sparking a broader trade war and could slow the green transition by increasing the cost of green technologies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2024/05/17/green-tech-challenge/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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The city-state will have a new PM this week. Will Lawrence Wong ensure Singapore remains the sleek, cool and prosperous metropolis of "Crazy Rich Asians"? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/13/world/singapore-new-prime-minister-lawrence-wong/

thejapantimes, to business
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As the world moves toward an increasingly bipolar order, the divide between U.S.-led and China-aligned blocs is taking a toll on the global economy as trade and investment flows are redirected along geopolitical lines in ways not seen since the Cold War. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/09/economy/imf-investment-bloc-divisions/

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French President Emmanuel Macron is calling for an update of the country’s economic ties with China, just as the country’s leader Xi Jinping is expected to travel to France for a state visit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/05/asia-pacific/politics/france-macron-china-reset-economic-policy/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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The SDGs don't work because they promise everything everywhere all at once. Governments should prioritize smart policies that yield the highest returns, like tablets in schools. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/03/world/priorities-policies-education-government/ #commentary #worldnews #sdg #globaleconomy #malawi #ghana #schools #education #localgovernment #development

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There are glimmers of hope that countries are finally waking up to the need to invest more in public goods and services. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/01/world/wests-new-infrastructure-imperative/

thejapantimes, to business
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Economic advisers in Donald Trump's circle are publicly clashing over policy ideas as they vie for influence, revealing internal conflicts and raising questions about the direction of Trump's potential second-term agenda. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/29/economy/trump-economic-policy-advisers/

thejapantimes, to business
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After an election setback, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has cause for hope after economic growth accelerated more than expected last quarter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/25/economy/south-korea-economy-forecast/

thejapantimes, to business
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China can withstand any new tariffs the world throws at it — even the punitive ones Donald Trump is planning if he wins a second presidential term — because its prices are simply too competitive to resist. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/24/companies/china-cheap-price-irresistible/

thejapantimes, to business
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The world’s financial markets are encountering a force they didn’t bet on for 2024: A strong dollar is back and looks set to stay. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/23/markets/us-dollar-extended-reign/ #business #markets #us #dollar #globaleconomy #federalreserve

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Global warming is still not a mainstream political issue, even though it is fundamentally affected by and affects how power and wealth are distributed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/04/17/world/climate-change-is-political/

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If is allowed back in the , he and his team of pariahs and lunatics are planning to devalue the Dollar in some insane and misguided effort to boost American exports. But the move would send the US rate through the roof, and destabilize the . It's a plan supported by , so you know it's the exact wrong thing to do. Please consider the damage a Trump presidency would do, and commit to .

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-dollar-devaluation-robert-lighthizer-b2529784.html

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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German Chancellor Scholz should show his willingness to cement ties between European and Chinese EV makers on his visit to China this week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/04/15/world/germany-china-ev-trade-war/

thejapantimes, to business
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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's summit with U.S. President Joe Biden drove home allied economic cooperation, as they look to cement those ties — no matter who is leading their countries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/15/kishida-biden-business-ties/

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Strikes against Russian energy infrastructure could disrupt supplies, raising the stakes for U.S. President Biden as he heads into the election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/04/12/world/ukraines-drones/

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A boom and bust in prices of one of the world’s most important commodities over the past three years has exposed a once-niche and tiny market for a vital component in rechargeable batteries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/12/markets/lithium-boom-bust/

thejapantimes, to business
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The U.S.-China relationship only moves forward with direct and open communication, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/07/economy/us-china-janet-yellen/

thejapantimes, to business
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China’s manufacturing activity expanded in March for the first time since September, a further sign that the world’s second-largest economy is stabilizing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/31/economy/china-factory-activity-economy/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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When society is “malfunctioning” — for example, owing to deep polarization or fragmentation — that response mechanism is disrupted and can even stop working altogether. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/03/27/world/making-sense-society/ #commentary #worldnews #rohininilekani #samaaj #sarkaar #bazaar #society #globaleconomy #markets

thejapantimes, to Japan
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Degrowth calls for abandoning GDP as the measure of social progress. We need systemic change to tackle the climate and other global crises. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/03/25/japan/why-degrowth-climate-crisis/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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China cannot single-handedly lower global energy prices, but it can tackle deflation at home. After years of maintaining a conservative macroeconomic policy stance, the time has come for a new round of fiscal and monetary expansion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/03/24/world/china-energy-dilemma/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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The narrative that Japan is on the rise and China is in decline hides important nuances that we shouldn't miss. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/03/18/japan/japan-up-china-down-narrative/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Trump could, would and already is delaying clean investments — and any delay is bad. But he's powerless to stop the U.S. renewables revolution. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/03/10/world/trump-presidency-impact-climate-change/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Keynes, the economist, predicted that technological advances would remove the need for work, ushering in an age of abundance and leisure. He was way off the mark. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/03/10/world/keynes-grandchildren-prediction-wrong/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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Self-reliance strategies tend to lead to systemic instability and fuel international tensions — or worse. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/03/10/japan/economic-self-reliance/

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