slcw, 1 month ago to random

If #Trump is allowed back in the #WhiteHouse, 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 #inflation rate through the roof, and destabilize the #globalEconomy. It's a plan supported by #PeterNavarro, so you know it's the exact wrong thing to do. Please consider the damage a Trump presidency would do, and commit to #VoteBlue.

#TrumpInsanity

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

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to business

Backers of AI predict a productivity leap that will generate wealth and improve living standards, but past technological advances show those benefits might be enjoyed by the few rather than the many. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/08/08/tech/ai-blessing-curse-history-lessons/?utm_content=bufferf9504&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tech #ai #jobs #education #globaleconomy

thejapantimes, 11 months ago to philosophy

[Commentary] The idea that your work should pay emotional dividends — and not just the bills — would have seemed strange to most people before the 20th century. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/06/26/commentary/world-commentary/job-satisfaction/?utm_content=buffereaca5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #opinion #commentary #employment #jobs #useconomy #globaleconomy

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan

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/ #commentary #japan #globaleconomy #sdgs #climatechange #renewables #evs #gdp #carbon #parisagreement

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to worldnews

In the 1980s, the belief among observers was that an authoritarian Chinese regime would mismanage its economy while a democratic India would thrive. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/08/01/world/china-india-economies/?utm_content=buffer19af8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #worldnews #india #china #globaleconomy #indianeconomy #chineseeconomy

thejapantimes, 9 months ago to worldnews

Plans to expand the BRICS bloc and boost payments in local currencies will top the agenda at the group's summit this week, but divisions over geopolitical direction are likely to slow any enlargement efforts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/22/world/politics/brics-summit-preview/?utm_content=buffer9aeb6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #worldnews #politics #brics #china #g7 #globaleconomy #india

thejapantimes, 8 months ago to worldnews

Far from being a prophecy of doom, predictions of catastrophic shortfalls in green minerals forced the market to behave exactly as it should. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/10/06/world/green-minerals/?utm_content=buffer605f9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #worldnews #rareearths #mining #minerals #globaleconomy #greenenergy #lithium #cobalt #tellurium #copper

thejapantimes, 8 months ago to worldnews

Most demographers now predict that humanity will plateau, not drastically decline. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/10/11/world/global-population-collapse/?utm_content=buffer700f2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #worldnews #population #demographics #globaleconomy #poverty #women039sissues

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to random

Despite shifts in the global economy and trade, the world remains highly integrated and globalization is far from over. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/10/25/globalization-demise-exaggerated/?utm_content=bufferee0e9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #globalization #globaleconomy #trade

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to worldnews

A couple of Australian tycoons are holding up takeovers of junior miners. Their territorial behavior is not good for the market or climate change. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/01/09/world/lithium/?utm_content=buffer31ee9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #worldnews #lithium #batteries #australia #globaleconomy

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to worldnews

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/ #commentary #worldnews #globaleconomy #gdp #jobs #taxes #us

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to worldnews

Fare promotions and other signs of weakening domestic demand show business is leveling out for airlines after post-COVID-19 boom. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/07/28/world/covid-travel-boom/?utm_content=buffer79c66&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #worldnews #covid19 #health #medicine #travel #globaleconomy

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to worldnews

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/ #commentary #worldnews #infrastructure #construction #globaleconomy

thejapantimes, 12 days ago to business

The U.S. dollar is headed for its first monthly loss since December as easing inflation pressures strengthen expectations that the Federal Reserve will start dialing back interest rates before the year ends. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/06/01/economy/us-dollar-rally-falter/ #business #economy #us #dollar #globaleconomy

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to worldwithoutus

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/ #asiapacific #politics #emmanuelmacron #xijinping #china #chineseeconomy #globaleconomy

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to worldnews

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

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to worldnews

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/ #commentary #worldnews #singapore #lawrencewong #leekuanyew #globaleconomy #depopulation #southeastasia

thejapantimes, 1 month 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, 27 days ago to China

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/ #editorials #china #us #trade #climatechange #tariffs #chineseeconomy #useconomy #globaleconomy

thejapantimes, 25 days ago to business

From New York to London to Tokyo, if there’s one similarity among the world’s equity markets it’s this: record highs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/19/markets/global-stock-market-records/ #business #markets #globaleconomy #stocks #investments

Lilmikesf, 22 days ago to Bulgaria

the remote #PacificIslanders still under French #colonial control whose island holds 25% of the world's nickel deposits are rioting for the second straight week... the indigenous miners are unhappy with their exploitive #EU yokemasters, and you are only hearing about it now because it is raising #EV battery prices in our #GlobalEconomy ...

https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/21/new-caledonia-riots-nickel-prices-france/

thejapantimes, 13 days ago to business

China's manufacturing activity unexpectedly fell in May, keeping alive calls for fresh stimulus as a protracted property crisis in the world's second-largest economy continues to weigh on business, consumer and investor confidence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/31/economy/china-property-pain-persist/ #business #economy #china #realestate #buildings #cities #globaleconomy

thejapantimes, 8 days ago to worldnews

World leaders are so preoccupied with wars, power struggles, social tensions and political polarization that they appear largely unwilling to invest in preserving global economic integration. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/06/04/world/vulnerable-global-economy/ #commentary #worldnews #globaleconomy #trade #russiaukrainewar

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business

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/ #business #economy #2024uspresidentialelection #donaldtrump #fed #jeromepowell #taxes #globaleconomy

thejapantimes, 13 days ago to worldnews

The longer we wait, the faster the bill accumulates, as does the damage from global warming. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/31/world/215-trillion-save-planet/ #commentary #worldnews #climatechange #greenenergy #globaleconomy #pollution