#Trust lost!
Yesterday's billions lost in US #stock values are only the smallest impact of #Trump politics.
The #world has learned, that the #USA are no reliable partner anymore.
Decades of #investments in #diplomacy are wrecked.
So let's think about our dependencies..
Japan’s biggest brokers are having second thoughts about selling Japanese government bonds repackaged into loans to regional lenders after the nation’s financial regulator declared a clampdown on the market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/11/economy/japan-brokers-rethink-repackaged-jgbs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #bonds #jgb #investments #regionalbanks #banks #brokerages #fsa
So, if the economy is going to crash because of the GOP, what should a theoretical person with money in an immature CD do?
Japan swung to a current account deficit for the first time in two years in January as the deficit in goods trade nearly doubled due to the effects from the Lunar New Year holidays. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/10/economy/current-account-deficit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #currentaccount #japaneseeconomy #trade #investments #china #financeministry #newyear #tourism
Trump’s #tariff uncertainty has weakened business and consumer #sentiment which will probably dampen #investments and consumption, chart @NordeaMarkets
Sri Lanka signed a deal with Japan on Friday to restructure $2.5 billion in loans, marking the first agreement with official creditors who had pledged debt relief to the cash-strapped nation last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/08/economy/sri-lanka-japan-debt-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #srilanka #srilankajapanrelations #china #debt #investments
Draft law does not specify sectors for planned German infrastructure fund
https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/draft-law-does-not-specify-sectors-planned-german-infrastructure-fund #infrastructure #investments #Germany #coalition #elections
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan says he’s willing to add employees in Japan as the local economy picks up after decades of deflation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/07/companies/bank-of-america-hiring-in-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #bankofamerica #banks #us #jobs #inflation #investments
Activist fund Oasis Management says there is huge support from other investors for its proposal to shake up the board of Japanese cosmetics and chemical company Kao. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/06/oasis-pushes-kabo-board-changes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #kao #oasismanagement #investments #corporategovernance
A trade war, a proposed $1.2 trillion European fiscal bazooka and the emergence of China as tech race leader are upending global flows of money, marking a potential turning point for investor capital away from the U.S. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/06/markets/investors-shift-us-markets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #investments #us #trade #economicindicators #ai #tech #china #germany
Great !
There are sure some better #Investments on the #Road out there.
South Korean firms eye AI, semiconductor investment in Vietnam
A small-cap fund focusing on Japanese companies that few equity analysts cover has gained more than 6% this year as of the end of February, beating 99% of its peers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/04/markets/japan-small-cap-fund/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #acquisitions #mergers #stocks #investments #japaneseeconomy
Semiconductors are the “rice of industry,” according to the government. But unlike with rice, Japan can't rely solely on domestic sources. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/03/japan/japan-international-semiconductor-strategy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #geoeconomicbriefing #semiconductors #chipmakers #tsmc #rapidus #kumamoto #tech #investments #japaneseeconomy #taiwan #us #eu
In the 1980s, Japan dominated chipmaking. Fast-forward to today and the country is trying to recapture its past glory, this time with a more global strategy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/03/japan/japan-semiconductor-renaissance-past/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #geoeconomicbriefing #semiconductors #chipmakers #tsmc #rapidus #kumamoto #tech #investments #japaneseeconomy #taiwan
What is healthy longevity?
The FII Healthy Longevity Compass, by FII Institute in collaboration with McKinsey Health Institute (MHI), explores how strategic #investments in #longevity would enhance quality of #life, stimulate economic growth, and promote a more equitable #society
#Health #Care #Economics #Ageing #Aging #Rights #HumanRights #PublicHealth #GlobalHealth