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Anthony Rowley
Anthony Rowley is a veteran journalist specialising in Asian economic and financial affairs. He was formerly Business Editor and International Finance Editor of the Hong Kong-based Far Eastern Economic Review and worked earlier on The Times newspaper in London
Anthony Rowley is a veteran journalist specialising in Asian economic and financial affairs. He was formerly Business Editor and International Finance Editor of the Hong Kong-based Far Eastern Economic Review and worked earlier on The Times newspaper in London
Governments trying to pick winners is a futile pursuit in a fragmented world that needs a coordinated global development strategy.
Costs are mounting from the damage caused by extreme weather on roads, railways, bridges and other basic infrastructure.
Successive Japanese governments have spent decades building financial infrastructure that other Asian countries can emulate.
While economies linked to hi-tech supply chains may perform well, unequal outcomes and economic instability still loom for much of the world.
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After decades of hollowing out their manufacturing bases, Western and Japanese policymakers can and should do more than bewail China’s rise.
The favourite to become Britain’s next prime minister is the latest figure promoting greater state control of important national assets.
Tokyo’s overtures towards the G7 assume that China is a threat to be countered with economic or security measures.
Tech barons are seeking to raise outrageous sums before the balloon goes up. If it does, where will portfolio investment go?
By competing rather than dovetailing with the Belt and Road Initiative, the joint project with the World Bank reflects increasing regional fragmentation.
Unlike stock markets, bond markets are signalling a more cognisant and mature appreciation of the state of government finances.
Too much money is chasing too few investment opportunities. Unified bond markets in Europe and Asia could offer safe options for savings to flow into.
Hype around AI and some tech companies has inflated stock prices and left investors ebullient despite the rising risk of a market crash.
As Tokyo seeks to boost its economic security, policymakers are tapping into household wealth and assets to advance industrial ambitions.
From energy, inflation and trade to slowing global growth and investment uncertainty, these mini-crises have the makings of a massive crisis.
For all the talk of market resilience, too much portfolio investment is chasing too few real-world investment areas.
Japanese authorities are promoting the domestic corporate bond market as an alternative for firms seeking funding without losing control.
By attacking Iran, the US has put the global economic order in jeopardy.
Two apparent anomalies stand out in recent market movements – the rising dollar and falling gold prices.
From tariffs to supply chain disruption, Asian economies reliant on energy imports find themselves cornered between compounding crises.
The war on Iran could prompt middle powers to go beyond forming coalitions independent of the US and align more openly with China.
As Washington fights a war with global economic ramifications, allies may soon begin to reassess their financial support of US coffers.
Markets have so far shrugged off wars and trade conflicts, but the rapid rise of already massive debt should alarm investors.
Trump’s use of tariff threats to strong-arm foreign governments, companies and investors into funding US projects should be resisted.
The fiscal and monetary policies of advanced economies have global repercussions, and Takaichi’s expansionary fiscal agenda risks market pushback.
Attempts to develop financial centres must go beyond luring global capital and talent.
The two leaders’ moves into economics despite their lack of knowledge threaten to further destabilise global finance and inflate debt levels.
A lower house election victory would give flight to Prime Minister Takaichi’s fiscal expansionism – and introduce upheaval far beyond Japan.
More attention needs to be paid to the state of US and global finances.
US funding of multinational bodies seems to be keeping their critique muted. The power of the purse should not ensure immunity from criticism.
