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By Rhod Mackenzie

It appears that a rather unusual; alliance has taken place betweem  the Japanese-Chinese and its  against the US and their introduction of tarfifs, which is a clear signe that things have changed significantly.
However, it is important to note that Donald Trump's global economic...

It appears there is panic in the membership of the G7 over the election of Donald Trump as US President and his threat to impose sanctions on imports from all countries even so called alies.

It appears that the disintegration of the global economic system is accelerating. Now Great Britain and Ja...

Its been reported by Bloomberg  that China is threatening Japan with economic sanctions in the event that Japan introduces new restrictions on the export of equipment for the production of semiconductors. So what will be  the potential response from Beijing.
In July of this year, the Japanese gover...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Sakhalin-1 and Sakhalin-2 projects are significant for the Japanese energy sector, and the government intends to continue participating in them. This information is based on the Japanese Foreign Ministry's annual diplomatic report, known as the 'Blue Book'.

Regarding oil an...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Japan's GDP fell by 0.4% in Q4 of last year, contrary to the 1.4% growth forecasted by economists polled by Reuters. The data update reveals that the GDP of Japan decreased by 3.3% in annual terms in Q3 of 2023, indicating a technical recession on the Japanese Islands. In the thi...

By Rhod Mackenzie

China's decision to enforce export controls on specific sensitive graphite items has alerted officials and companies in the West, particularly in countries such as the United States and Japan, who are trying to assess the potential impact. The regulatory measures will take effect...