thejapantimes, 6 hours ago to business

A U.S. review to determine a possible upgrade of Vietnam's status to a market economy put into focus the Southeast Asian nation's deepening economic ties to China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/09/economy/vietnam-china-ties-us-economy-upgrade/ #business #economy #vietnam #china #us #economy

thejapantimes, 12 hours ago to business

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/ #business #economy #imf #globaleconomy #investments #china #us

thejapantimes, 14 hours ago to business

Japan’s foreign currency reserves dropped by $14 billion in April, a fall that appears to reflect a decline in the value of foreign securities holdings rather than intervention in the market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/09/economy/japan-foreign-reserve/ #business #economy #yen #forex #japaneseeconomy #masatokanda

thejapantimes, 18 hours ago to business

Japan’s latest wage figures show that pay gains have now lagged inflation every month for two years, even as a measure of the deeper trend — exclude bonuses and overtime pay — points to steady growth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/09/economy/japan-march-real-wages-down/ #business #economy #wages #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy #inflation #boj

br00t4c, 23 hours ago to geopolitics

Conor Murphy steps down on medical grounds

#economy

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-68978854

br00t4c, 1 day ago to geopolitics

The economy needs radical change

#economy #labor

https://www.liberationnews.org/the-economy-needs-radical-change/

br00t4c, 1 day ago to geopolitics

Breaking Up With Capitalism

#breakingup #economy

https://www.yesmagazine.org/opinion/2024/05/07/money-wealth-democracy-capitalism

constrict0r, 1 day ago to geopolitics

Budget cut #economy

Nonilex, 1 day ago to microsoft

#Biden touts new #Microsoft #AI center on site of #Trump’s #failed #Foxconn deal

#POTUS Biden will champion a new Microsoft #Artificial Intelligence investment in #Wisconsin on Wedn — showcasing the failed #economic commitments of his political rival Trump, whose promises for a #job-rich Foxconn plant in the battleground state never materialized.

#BidenHarris2024 #economy #labor
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/05/08/biden-foxconn-white-house-trump/

bxllouise, 1 day ago to geopolitics

The global #economy is "a system that is absolutely based on the exploitation of people and #nature. And unless we change that fundamental system, then we’re just re-shuffling deck chairs on the #Titanic.”
#climateemergency #GrowthKills #planetaryboundaries #climatecrisis
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/07/un-expert-human-rights-climate-crisis-economy

thejapantimes, 1 day ago to business

The generation that flocked to China's cities at the end of the last century, building the infrastructure and manning the factories that made the country the world's biggest exporter, now risks a sharp late-life drop in living standards. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/08/economy/aging-china-afford-to-retire/ #business #economy #china #retirement #aging #pension

thejapantimes, 1 day ago to business

Surging rents across many developed economies are proving to be a stubborn hurdle for central banks as they struggle to nail down inflation once and for all in this tightening cycle. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/08/economy/rents-global-inflation-battle/ #business #economy #housing #inflation #economicindicators

thejapantimes, 1 day ago to business

Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda says he has told Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that he is carefully watching the impact of the weak yen on prices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/08/economy/boj-ueda-monitoring-impact-of-weak-yen/ #business #economy #yen #boj #kazuoueda #fumiokishida #japaneseeconomy #dollar

DemDifference, 1 day ago to geopolitics

Donald Trump falsifying business records during an election to cover up his porn-star payoff reminds us ...

... that the American economy has added over 15 million jobs under Joe Biden, and unemployment has been below 4% for the longest stretch in 50 years.

#Economy #USPol #USPolitics

br00t4c, 2 days ago to geopolitics

Rachel Reeves is right: this government is gaslighting us over the economy | Polly Toynbee

#economy #tories

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/07/rachel-reeves-government-economy-tories-inflation-recession-public

thejapantimes, 3 days ago to business

Japan’s labor shortage remains a serious issue with half of companies surveyed reporting that they did not have enough employees, and over 300 of them going out of business in fiscal 2023 due to the problem. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/06/economy/labor-crunch-continues-in-japan/ #business #economy #jobs #tourism #tech

makkhorn, 3 days ago to MandelaEffect

THX, JOE!
FTC Challenging JUNK PATENTS
by Big Pharma

PASS THE NEWS ON.
#thanksJoe

#Your Job is to TALK IT UP ‼️

#big Pharma #pricefixing #monopoly #legal #junkPatents
#asthmaInhalers #news #drugs #economy

On April 30, Fed Trade Commission (FTC) challenged more than 300 junk patent drug listings: diabetes, asthma, (COPD) and Ozempic.

Bogus patent listings prevent generic drugs to come to market, keeping prices high.

In Nov. the FTC successfully challenged junk patents on asthma inhalers, reducing their price to $35.
https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=20533&post_id=144352111&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=eo2d1&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoyNDYzNzQyOSwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTQ0MzUyMTExLCJpYXQiOjE3MTQ5NzI1MzQsImV4cCI6MTcxNzU2NDUzNCwiaXNzIjoicHViLTIwNTMzIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.wOwg1ZuWwh0gy36k-pKBLtKiKjvXitBLeIkz8BYem8g

br00t4c, 3 days ago to geopolitics

9,300 Canadian CN and CPKC railroad workers authorize strike action as soon as May 22

#canadian #economy

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/05/06/gmdn-m06.html

History_of_Geology, 4 days ago to geopolitics German

May 5, 1818, birthday of German philosopher Karl #Marx. His thoughts on #economy & #society may be well known, but Marx was actually also interested in #geology & copied some geological drawings for personal use - like the basalt cliffs of Staffa, Scotland ⚒️☭

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br00t4c, 4 days ago to geopolitics

Provincial governments facing higher debts and more financial pressure

#debts #economy

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bakx-provincial-budget-bmo-debt-1.7193234?cmp=rss

sousse, 4 days ago to news French

Crise de liquidité en Libye : recours à la planche à #billets

La #Banque centrale de Libye entend résoudre la crise de liquidité en imprimant 5 milliards de dinars en billets de dix dinars et en les injectant dans l'économie au cours du mois de mai, dans le but de lutter contre la #congestion des banques et de fournir les #liquidités nécessaires aux dépenses publiques et aux travailleurs. ' les salaires '

Arabic www-alaraby-co-uk.translate.go…

French www-alaraby-co-uk.translate.go…

English www-alaraby-co-uk.translate.go…

#Libya #Lybie #news #economy #economy

br00t4c, 5 days ago to geopolitics

Don't like this economy? OK, just wait for Trump and the GOP to ruin it

#economy

https://www.salon.com/2024/05/04/dont-like-this-economy-wait-for-the-to-blow-it-up/

thejapantimes, 5 days ago to business

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said that currency interventions are ineffective at shifting exchange rates, even at the large magnitude that Japan has been thought to have deployed recently. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/04/economy/currency-intervention-ineffective/ #business #economy #us #yen #lawrencesummers #boj #japaneseeconomy