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IMF's Lagarde Says Negative Rates Have Helped Global Economy
Central banks in Europe and Japan have deployed negative interest rates to stimulate the economy, and Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the U.S. central bank is taking a look at the tool “in the event that we needed to add accommodation.” The …
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Households feeling the pinch
In February, Japanese online retailer Rakuten and media company Yahoo axed a number of staff. Foreign bank Barclays also cut about 70 jobs here in January. Among the most vulnerable are also likely to be the most educated with professionals, managers, …
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Japan's Evolving Role in the UN
Rather, the inflexible nature of career development in Japan is prohibitive for working professionals to develop a career path through any way other than long-term employment. Meanwhile, even if the JSDF can (and should) play an effective role by …
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Cokie & Steve Roberts: The facts about trade
Donald Trump is leading the way, vowing in virtually every appearance to "bring back" millions of manufacturing jobs that have departed for China and other low-wage countries. After his primary victories this week, he said "we should not allow" … It …
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