Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

2024.10.17 (Thu)

【#1190】Is Ishiba’s Emphasis on Ending Deflation Merely on the Surface?

October 15, 2024 　 Following his victory in the recent Liberal Democratic Party leader election, Shigeru Ishiba, who had been known for his anti-Abenomics stance, advocated a “breakaway from deflati...

2024.08.06 (Tue)

【#1167】Is BOJ Squashing Chance to End Deflation?

August 5, 2024 　 The Bank of Japan at its Monetary Policy Meeting on July 31 decided to raise its policy interest rate to 0.25% and reduce new government bond purchases. The central bank is thus tig...

2024.07.24 (Wed)

【#1163】China’s Production Capacity Expansion Posing Global Threats

July 23, 2024 　 On July 18, the Chinese Communist Party ended its third plenary session of the 20th Central Committee, setting forth a policy to grow economy with state-run companies as a pillar. Am...

2024.07.02 (Tue)

【#1159】It’s Time for Imposing Financial Sanctions on China

July 1, 2024 　 Russia is dodging Western financial sanctions. Its consumer price inflation rate is now in the 7% range, lower than the 8% range before the Ukraine war. Behind the low rate is support...

2024.05.22 (Wed)

【#1147】Threats of China Subjugating Russia

May 20, 2024 　 Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at their meeting in Beijing last week agreed to enhance strategic cooperation. This demonstrates the formation of a S...

2024.03.18 (Mon)

【#1129】BOJ Should Demonstrate Determination to Prevent Deflation from Recurring

March 18, 2024 　 The Bank of Japan seems highly inclined to end its negative interest rate policy at its monetary policy meeting on March 18 and 19. As the average wage increase through spring labor...

2024.03.13 (Wed)

【#1127】Be Alert to China’s Overseas Expansion Spurred by Economic Decline

March 11, 2024 　 At China’s National People’s Congress (a pseudo-parliament led by the Communist Party) that ended on March 11, the Xi Jinping government couldn’t present any effective policy to dea...

2024.01.24 (Wed)

【#1110】Detect Falsified GDP Data and Disengage from China

January 22, 2024 　 Chinese government under President Xi Jinping has announced that China achieved its real economic growth target of 5% for 2023 as China’s gross domestic product in the year increa...

2023.11.08 (Wed)

【#1089】Ueda-led BOJ Should Not Be Deluded by Market

November 6, 2023 　 The Bank of Japan (BOJ) under Governor Kazuo Ueda is losing ground to market speculators, mainly foreign investors. If the central bank continues to follow the market, the yen’s r...

2023.10.12 (Thu)

【#1077】Kishida Should Exert Leadership in Cutting Consumption Tax

October 10, 2023 　 A parliamentary group advocating aggressive fiscal policy, which comprises young lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, will soon propose a temporary consumption tax cu...