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Navigating the economic shifts of yen depreciation in Japan
Between January 2021 and June 2024, the Japanese yen depreciated by over 50 per cent against the US dollar. This was largely due to higher interest rates in the United States relative to Japan. As long as the US Federal Reserve keeps interest rates high to combat inflation and the Bank of Japan maintains low interest rates to stimulate inflation, Japan will struggle to strengthen the yen. The weaker yen increases the prices of imported energy and food.
Japan’s paradoxical migration policy
On 14 June 2024, a proposed amendment to Japan’s 1990 Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (typically known as the Immigration Law) was passed through the House of Councillors with support from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)–Komeito coalition but also the opposition Japan Innovation Party and the Democratic Party For the People.
Self-reliance and openness central pillars of China’s Third Plenum
China is grappling with myriad challenges, including a real estate crisis, high youth unemployment, private sector uncertainty and surging local government debt. Amid this turbulence, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) convened a high-level meeting on 15 July 2024 and released a communique largely signalling stability, compromise and projected confidence going forward.
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