The Japanese REER is back to levels last seen in the early 1970’s. As such, we conclude that the yen is attractively valued ...

Sanae Takaichi may have captured global attention with her bold rhetoric and cinematic debut, but her populist instincts and advocacy of monetary easing at this tricky juncture are a worry. With ...

For the first time in its history, Japan’s parliament has selected a woman, Sanae Takaichi of the Liberal Democratic Party, to be prime minister. In this sense, Takaichi ...

The Nikkei 225 jumped about 11% after Sanae Takaichi won the LDP leadership, but the yen kept weakening. Expectations for Sanaenomics and loose fiscal policy are driving the yen toward 154–160 per ...