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Response To Readers: Regarding “The Myth Of Yen Intervention And US Interest Rates”

Response To Readers: Regarding “The Myth Of Yen Intervention And US Interest Rates”

Myth: US Intervened to Support Yen Out Of Fears About US Interest Rates

At 2.7%, Japan's Share of Treasury Debt Is Too Small To Impact US Rates

Yen Has Already Given Up Half Of Its Gains From Joint US-Japan Intervention

Interest Rates Show No Big Reaction to Takaichi Fiscal Package

CNN Interviews Me On Joint US-Japan Intervention To Strengthen the Yen

CNN interviewed me today about the joint US-Japan intervention to strengthen the yen.

¥370 Trillion Won’t Yield Miraculous GDP Boost If Companies Can't Compete

Takaichi’s Pie-in-the-Sky Investment Scheme, Part 2

Takaichi Claims Her Investment Plan Will Yield 1.4% GDP Growth, Part 1

Will This Be High-Tech “Bridges To Nowhere”?

Japan’s “Make China Great Again” Energy Policy in Southeast Asia

Trying To Keep Nations Hooked On Fossils, While They Seek Renewables

Power Wars: Japan’s Fossil Empire Strikes Back

Solar Power Flattening Out In Japan While Soaring Elsewhere

Signal Vs. Noise On JGBs And Yen

Did A Takaichi “Fiscal Shock” Really Cause JGB Yield Rise

Surprise CEO Switch At Toyota: How Will It Affect EV Strategy?

From “EV-First” Koji Sato To Toyoda-Protégé Kenta Kon