Asia On the 11th of March 2011, north eastern coastal regions of Japan were struck by the worst earthquake in their history. The earthquake was followed by a tsunami which raced inland, destroying towns and infrastructure and leaving more than 20000 dead in ...

Asia It’s a marvellously pejorative term, isn’t it: American debt? However, in reality the funds in question, held by China, do not really imply a debt (as in this case: America owes China the money), rather it reflects the fact that the Chinese invested ...

Asia The world’s major central banks are still (on the whole) following a low-interest rate policy. The Bank of Japan is following a nominal 0% interest rate; the Federal Reserve is offering 0.25% for its Federal Funds; the Bank of England interest rate ...