sakurasukiToday 04:55 pm JST
Not all companies can afford high interest rate, just don't blame foreigners on this one, please.
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16486842
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/09/companies/february-bankruptcies-13-year-high/
i think could blame two or three men,
one in Europe, one is North America and the other in the Middle East.
ApponeToday 07:38 pm JST
20 years of zero have not helped. Just do it and put some strength in the yen.
Then the headline would change to tourist industry struggling with fewer customers, tourists cutting back, exporters profits reduced, bonuses cut for the hospitality sector and the export sector. Maybe it will be Nintendo or Sony profits slump due to the strong yen.
one is not always bad and one is not always good.
Ofcourse we could build other energy sectors.
Noway are we going to read my New Zealand apples, butter is so much cheaper or my German beer has fallen in price. Any benefit from the strengthening yen, and cheaper imports will just be moved to shareholders value.
And I’m not sure Nissan Honda et al are going to be happy to compete with cheaper Chinese cars coming in.