How Falling Yen, Govt Debt, & Ageing Population Is Troubling Japanese Economy

Japan’s Gross government debt stands at 227% of GDP, according to the IMF implying net debt of roughly 110%. Despite BOJ’s monetary tightening, Japanese bond yields have been rising, over the past month, driving capital outflows and weakening the yen. This comes as real rates still remain negative, according to the BOJ, as well as mounting fiscal worries.

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13 Comments

  1. We know that Japan likely to be the tipping point for global meltdown as the carry trade unwinds and dollar and treasuries are dumped to save their economy and the dollar plummets . End of fiat crap, fraudulent financial system end of manipulation and central banks creation of credit money printing, interest manipulation to suit the stock market and global elites and back to real money and a real economy hoorah!

  2. forever growth forever is impossible! Society should evolve to a low-growth. stable and sustainable model once development in infrastructure, education, and quality of life is reached

  3. While japan has problem of ageing. India is busy in producing more donkeys ( kids) to burden on entire ecosystem to continue to become over population