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How a Resurgent Japan Puts Washington on the Spot

How a Resurgent Japan Puts Washington on the Spot

February 25, 2013 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

“Japan is back.” That was the message Shinzo Abe, the new Japanese prime minister, delivered to President Barack Obama at the White House a few days ago. Obama, in turn, made nice, praising the US–Japan alliance as “the central foundation…

How a Fake Currency War Panicked Global Economies

How a Fake Currency War Panicked Global Economies

February 18, 2013 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

When Shinzo Abe was elected Japan’s prime minister in December, he immediate announced a $118 billion economic stimulus plan — despite a national debt equal to 200 percent of GDP, the world’s highest ratio. Then he went to the Bank…

China's Provocative Blunder in the Pacific

China’s Provocative Blunder in the Pacific

February 11, 2013 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

China is now making East Asia as unsafe as it possibly can. Tokyo and Beijing are not that far from blows over a few forsaken rocks in the East China Sea. Is Beijing behaving badly because it wants to flex…

The U.S.- Europe Trade Agreement That’s Going Nowhere

The U.S.- Europe Trade Agreement That’s Going Nowhere

February 4, 2013 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants it. So do British Prime Minister David Cameron and dozens of prominent business leaders. And Washington sources tell me President Obama will back the idea when he delivers his State of the Union speech on February…

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