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The Yen Conundrum

Seventy years ago next month, Winston Churchill described Soviet foreign policy as a “riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma”. That now may be apropos of the Japanese yen. Japan is a country that appears to be literally in decline.…

The Odd Couple

by Edward Hugh The modern world moves at a breathtaking pace, even when most of us find ourselves on holiday. No sooner do we receive, read and start to digest one set of economic data than we find ourselves pushed to think about what the…

Seven Faces of The Peril”

This is the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis piece by James Bullard that everyone is talking about. Here's the money quote: Under current policy in the U.S., the reaction to a negative shock is perceived to be a promise to stay low…

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