Why Hold Japan, Part I: Relative Tax Regimes
SummaryForeign investors now form the largest cohort of investors in Japanese stocks, according to Tokyo Stock Exchange data. Yet given Japan's...
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Japan: No Sign of Inflation Yet, but Manufacturing Is Resurgent
Export volumes recovering: Export value fell 6.9% y/y in September, after falling 9.6% in August. However, export volumes grew 4.7% in September,...
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The Prospects for Pension Reform in China
China’s introduction of pensions has been a brave effort continually embroiled in titanic headwinds. Issues frequently raised are lack of...
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President Park and the Eight Fairies
The political crisis now gripping South Korea, with allegations that the President is under the influence of a strange shamanistic cult, could not...
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Bitcoin – A Crowd-Pleaser Once Again
Money has been in existence for many millennia but until very recently it has been limited to one of two forms: commodity-based or fiat. Both...
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