Why the Japanese Yen is Collapsing

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22 күн бұрын

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In this video, we look at Japan’s funky economy; why the yen is declining; and what might happen next.
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@Shibbymatt
@Shibbymatt 21 күн бұрын
Japan has been living in the year 2000 since the 1980s
@grimaffiliations3671
@grimaffiliations3671 21 күн бұрын
they're still living in the future compared to countries that think they can go broke in their own currencies
@Bleilock1
@Bleilock1 21 күн бұрын
​@@grimaffiliations3671and those countries are?
@Zunken12
@Zunken12 21 күн бұрын
Ye they still youse fax on work and not mail
@user-wt2ci3mq4k
@user-wt2ci3mq4k 21 күн бұрын
⁠​⁠@@Zunken12その西洋プロパガンダってそんなに君達の自尊心を高めるの?ちなみに米国の方が使用率高いよ。
@TheMysteryDriver
@TheMysteryDriver 20 күн бұрын
@@user-wt2ci3mq4kusage rate of what? Paper? In businesses only? And not for physical backups or contracts but literally for things like messages and letters?
@hopefulmapper
@hopefulmapper 21 күн бұрын
“Developed, undeveloped, Argentina, and Japan” Quote of the day
@phantomgaming563
@phantomgaming563 21 күн бұрын
What does argentina mean in this context.
@doctordetroit4339
@doctordetroit4339 21 күн бұрын
@@phantomgaming563 Argentina and Japan are kissing cousins, both print like mad....except Argentina doesn't produce anything and Japan does. Argentina has lots of relatives in Europe.
@phantomgaming563
@phantomgaming563 21 күн бұрын
​@@doctordetroit4339ayoo sus.
@smalltime0
@smalltime0 21 күн бұрын
@@phantomgaming563 Basket case. Look at a graph of anything about the Argentine economy, it goes from economic powerhouse to almost bankrupt in like 10 yr cycles
@reijek990
@reijek990 21 күн бұрын
Argentina is unsuccessful despite economic predictions that it should be successful. The opposite of Japan who becomes successful against economist's predictions.
@noname-dk7ri
@noname-dk7ri 15 күн бұрын
A Japanese living in Japan here. Around March, I was checking Amazon for various products to put down a lawn in my yard, and where the Gardena sand rolling tool was in the 6000 yen range, I see now that it is in the 8000 yen range. The price of other tools must have gone up as well, so I have given up on putting up the lawn this year for now. I'll see how it goes and do it next year, but there is no guarantee that it will be in better condition by then.
@cetriyasArtnComicsChannel
@cetriyasArtnComicsChannel 15 күн бұрын
yeah thats part weak yen and just inflation. our prices for things has gone up 40% or more too.
@MechAdv
@MechAdv 14 күн бұрын
I would trade expensive gardening tools for affordable, housing here in California. 😭
@mocheen4837
@mocheen4837 14 күн бұрын
Prices have increased all around from high inflation. Insurance, housing and gas are the ones that worry me the most.
@borali26
@borali26 14 күн бұрын
You can blame Russia. The world had just left covid crisis and slowing recovering when Russia decided to launch a war in Europe.
@rayofsxnshine5166
@rayofsxnshine5166 13 күн бұрын
C
@sbam4881
@sbam4881 20 күн бұрын
Japan's lost decades were largely triggered by the USA who were in the late 80s downright paranoid about that country's ascendance in manufacturing. Those old enough to be an adult then will remember it well. In the 1980s the yen was 220 to the USD and it was an export led economy that had eye-watering trade surpluses with every developed country in the world. Through a combination of political pressure and currency manipulation (which the USA was uniquely able to do due to the power of the petrodollar, especially in those days), they forced the YEN to appreciate to 110 to the dollar making Japanese goods twice as expensive to crater its exports, and crater it did. With corporate profits tanked, companies stopped investing. Whereas this would normally result in a deep recession and high unemployment for a few years before growth returned again, _as Japanese culture view lay-offs as anathema,_ they retained their employees and depressed wages instead. So we have this unique scenario of consistent near full employment with deflationary pressure instead. Lower energy prices (stronger currency buys more barrels for the same amount) also put deflationary pressure on goods manufactured for the domestic market. Stagnant wages + deflation, of course people are gonna tighten belts. With C & I & X gone for ye old C+I+G+(X-M) formula, of course doemstic asset prices and financial markets also crash and a vicious circle occurs. As a side note, Japan's lost decades helped open the door for Korea and China rise. Once upon a time, you can't go to the electrical section and find it filled 90% with Japanese products, now it's filled with Korean and Chinese TVs and refrigerators. In the case of the latter, perhaps the tale will have an ironic twist whereby America's fear of Japan helped a create a bigger dragon to rise and this was one is nowhere near as friendly to the US as Japan was/is.
@yuyutubee8435
@yuyutubee8435 17 күн бұрын
You ultimately lay the blame on the US and yet you yourself mention numerous serious mistakes that the Japanese themselves engaged (and continue to engage) in that have greatly worsened and prolonged their recession.
@chinaman1
@chinaman1 15 күн бұрын
The US, fncking countries over since after World War 2
@chinaman1
@chinaman1 15 күн бұрын
​@@yuyutubee8435but it's true. US been fncking countries over.
@strategicfooyouagencyfirst8197
@strategicfooyouagencyfirst8197 15 күн бұрын
Every Asian knows that the collapse of the yen is because the United States is harvesting yen to fill the domestic deficit. In fact, Japan also knows this, so it sold some US bonds. Only the naive Westerners don't know that the United States is so shameless.
@Archchill
@Archchill 15 күн бұрын
@@yuyutubee8435i wouldn’t say they’re mistakes. Japan still maintained a high standard of living (maybe even higher than that of the US when you account for things like healthcare, public safety, housing affordability, and public transit) low unemployment and is home to some of the biggest companies on this planet. Hardly mistakes, any other country would be glad to have this standard of living and worldwide recognition in various fronts such as entertainment and technology.
@bababababababa6124
@bababababababa6124 21 күн бұрын
If Japan’s economy is considered “collapsing” then what does that make my country 😭🇳🇬 we must have collapsed to the depths of hell at this point
@IK_MK
@IK_MK 21 күн бұрын
Zimbabwe🇿🇼 : _"Hmph... Amateurs 😏 "_
@Mark-gd2ti
@Mark-gd2ti 21 күн бұрын
Your government has connections to Boko Haram 😂 what do you expect. Who was the guy who said "an ex boko Haram can do everything in Nigeria even become president, opportunities are there for them" 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️
@stefanfisk3732
@stefanfisk3732 21 күн бұрын
the yen is considered collapsing, not the economy. if wages and prices keep up noting much really changes.
@phantomgaming563
@phantomgaming563 21 күн бұрын
Me a pakistani looking at my country's economy: IT'S OVER😔.
@bababababababa6124
@bababababababa6124 21 күн бұрын
@@IK_MKtrue, it could be worse we could be Zim or Venezuela
@intractablemaskvpmGy
@intractablemaskvpmGy 21 күн бұрын
Standard of living is extremely high in Japan. Food and drink are fairly inexpensive. Low growth is still progress, and people like stability and predictability. Japan reached its "mature economy" status quickly.
@TheMysteryDriver
@TheMysteryDriver 20 күн бұрын
They don't allow inflation.
@everythingisfine9988
@everythingisfine9988 20 күн бұрын
They prioritize quality of life over economic growth. If you're an investor, this is terrible. If you're a human being, this is the best case scenario given the situation
@pranaav2027
@pranaav2027 20 күн бұрын
@@everythingisfine9988 Yeah, QOL is much better for the people, but it still needs to be handled properly or there could be more dangerous consequences for the people. Still better than focusing on Economic Growth all the time and sacrificing your people.
@franug
@franug 19 күн бұрын
problem is what to do when most of your population is living off pensions, as they're currently almost reaching in Japan. Maybe they can make it work, but in any case it will be interesting and informative for the rest of the low-birthrate world
@Cordycep1
@Cordycep1 19 күн бұрын
it was Reagan causing yen to rise in value because Detroit cant compete with the Japanese auto. So the yen was political force to stay below 120 until Covid when the interest differential with US expanded .
@Bullfrog377
@Bullfrog377 Күн бұрын
"Even politicians often don't understand it......" - a rather generous statement!
@vgstb
@vgstb 11 күн бұрын
The lost decade of Japan was due to the Plaza Accord between the US, France, Germany and the UK, and more importantly by the forced ending (demanded by the US) of the Window Guidance state credit system in Japan. Window guidance (credit lending by the state via the Bank of Japan and not by private lenders via private stock exchange) is seen as the most important financial and monetary policiy that made the Japanese economic miracle possible.
@ironhell813
@ironhell813 6 күн бұрын
Of course it was the US, as is the monetary problems of Canada and Mexico via NAFTA. Any trade deals with the us are disproportionately advantageous to the US. And now they’re trying it with China. Rapid development of theirs works countries will make the US market obsolete and they won’t be able to do this anymore….
@HantaleMedia
@HantaleMedia 5 күн бұрын
I was about to post this! So often channels just say "and then the economy busted!" and leave out the fact that it mostly stalled and crashed due to a forced policy between other nations that were scared of losing their place as economic powers.
@user-oo8gt4xc6b
@user-oo8gt4xc6b 5 күн бұрын
Rich country, poor people. This is Japan.
@tatsumasa6332
@tatsumasa6332 3 күн бұрын
We shoulda never bothered the Pearl Harbor back then.
@ironhell813
@ironhell813 3 күн бұрын
@@tatsumasa6332 why? You’re gonna take over Hawaii anyways cause of it… Keep the faith.
@kmich7660
@kmich7660 13 күн бұрын
The problem is Japan believes it is a western country and aligns itself with the west. BUT West treats Japan for what it is, just a highly developed eastern country. It's never an equal partner economic wise. 😊.
@CUMBICA1970
@CUMBICA1970 10 күн бұрын
But then I pretty well remember around 1996 I just arrived in Japan from Brazil as a manual laborer. And there was this Brazilian in my workplace who was going back to Brazil with like 70,000 US dollars saved. He already exchanged at 152 yen because, as everybody at that time thought, the tendency is to ONLY devalue and the sooner the better to dollarize it. And then in a matter of weeks it went below 130... Bottom line is you never ever know.
@crush3095
@crush3095 8 күн бұрын
pacing is SO important there are a lot of videos that I can't watch because all of the information is disorganized and spewed out at once this video has a VERY steady pace, easy to metabolize, really appreciate that!
@JM-gu3tx
@JM-gu3tx 6 күн бұрын
Nice to hear a beautiful, eloquent and sophisticated sounding SRP (standard received pronunciation)--very classy.
@morenauer
@morenauer 6 күн бұрын
The yen dropping is hurting us SO BAD... seriously. Imports are basically impossible, gasoline prices, although kept at a reasonable value, are 40% higher than they were before the pandemic, and all food has gone up in price 15 to 45%, and add to that massive amounts of shrinkflation (sometimes the amount of food per price has dropped by 40% too) and skimflation (worse quality of products). It's getting ridiculous. They make things smaller and of worse quality so that people don't get scared of increasing prices, but people aren't stupid and buy less because they notice the prices actually increasing all over, so they buy less. I have had to stop buying half of the stuff I would easily buy before the pandemic because they feel like a luxury now. People are eating less and worse. Not saying it's starvation levels, but I imagine if people in the lower part of the income spectrum are actually low-key starving or not (and yes, there is poverty in Japan, there has been a lot of it for like 20 years or so; privatizing all access to schools and colleges, and the postal system hurt the pockets of vast swathes of the population, condemning poor people to cross-generational poverty: kids of poor people could, if they worked hard, get proper education before, but it's much, much worse and harder now. Japan did not have a higher and lower class before 2004, but now it does). I don't give a rat's ass how much Nissan or Toyota or whatever are making selling cars abroad: that income does NOT trickle down the rest of society. Trickle-down economics are a scam and it's been known for decades. Reaganomics are a scam. Abenomics (rest in peace) are a scam. And tourism money, well, I'm happy that people who could not come to Japan during the pandemic are being able to come and visit the nation and dropping money, alright, but Japan needs to find a way to monetize that and to keep antisocial tourists out, because there are always a few bad apples that give the rest a bad name.
@eodis1644
@eodis1644 3 күн бұрын
Curiously Japan rely a lot on its identity for tourism, kinda proud of their traditions and history but at the same time they abandon it. Countryside is left to die and everyone is going to urban centers. I believe Aomori and Akita for instance are going to be almost empty by the end of the century. The agriculture is relying on 70+ grandpas who are not being replaced so imported food is going to increase and bring even more inflation and it's not like we can't see it coming but politicians do nothing. Everything is being centralized to big cities and big companies but imo Japan is much more than that... My plan was to move there but i have second thoughts, not to mention going to Japan to work coming from the west isn't exactly appealing with the poor work-life balance.
@YOSSHI_MK2
@YOSSHI_MK2 6 күн бұрын
Many people worry about Japan, but they should worry about their own country first.
@spyth168
@spyth168 19 күн бұрын
Great video, very informative. Consider changing the typography for definitions and graphics - it’s difficult to read when it’s all written in capitals and lettering isn’t adequately spaced. Thanks
@user-hz6fj9xy4y
@user-hz6fj9xy4y 18 күн бұрын
Japan needs to get its manufacturing sector up and running again. A cheap yen would make its exports very attractive. I miss the Made in Japan quality of 80s and 90s. Don't know if they can get back to that quality level after 20+ years of decline.
@bgyw
@bgyw 17 күн бұрын
Don't worry, the US is working on reviving the Japan manufacturing sector since it's now ditching China.
@filipepedro8272
@filipepedro8272 17 күн бұрын
Japan has a bigger problem. Ageing population. Low birth rate...
@KT-lt4fy
@KT-lt4fy 16 күн бұрын
Unfortunately with how weak the yen is and how resource poor Japan is… importing would be unappealing…
@donnieamz2938
@donnieamz2938 16 күн бұрын
it wont happen because multinational corporations always aim to invest in cheapest countries. they are looking to manufacture in south asia and southeast asia, which are still much much cheaper than japan
@filipepedro8272
@filipepedro8272 16 күн бұрын
@@donnieamz2938 plus Jp has an ageing population. Countries like Vietnam and Indonesia have a very young population and can offer cheaper services
@bluestar2253
@bluestar2253 8 күн бұрын
Does "Plaza Accords" ring a bell? This lop-sided accord basically handcuffed the Japanese.
@__--__
@__--__ 21 күн бұрын
2:38 "The bubble burst, and continued to burst for a while" I don't know why that caught me off guard
@phantomgaming563
@phantomgaming563 20 күн бұрын
That's the most confusing statement that I've ever heard.
@guydreamr
@guydreamr 20 күн бұрын
More like, it never reflated.
@Alex-bf3re
@Alex-bf3re 20 күн бұрын
It surprised the Japanese too
@nafiu6885
@nafiu6885 10 күн бұрын
Japan copied Bangladesh flag 🇧🇩
@user-oo8gt4xc6b
@user-oo8gt4xc6b 5 күн бұрын
Rich country, poor people. This is Japan.
@design6282
@design6282 3 күн бұрын
I have a very simple solution that will boost Japan's economy by a very good margin. Put more trash cans in public places. I toured just a few months ago and the first couple of days I was spending money left and right at different businesses and eateries. And it got really annoying having to stuff all that trash in my pockets and backpack. So then I stopped spending the remaining week because I didn't want to carry all that trash around with me. Imagine if there was a lot more public trash cans. I would have spent 10 times what I did while I was there. Now multiply that by the millions of tourists each year. You can grow your economy 10x by simply putting a ton of public trash cans around.
@shuilong52
@shuilong52 12 сағат бұрын
During the 80's, Japan is on top of the world. They were openly saying that they will be the world biggest economy and boasting that USA war in the Middles will not be succesful without their chips ON THEIR MISSILE. One stroke on forcing Japan to appreciate their Yen and offshoring their offshoring production to Korea and China, undo all their success. Lucky for Japan, they still have huge holding of bonds etc overseas. I JUST RETURNED FROM JAPAN AND I THE ECONOMY IS not great. WE USED TO BE TOLD THAT YOU CANT TIP THE SERVICE OF THE JAPANESE BECAUSE YOU INSULT THIER DIGINITY--RECENTLY, WERE SURPRISED THAT THEY ARE BEGINNING TO WELCOME TIPS----not because they want to but the tips are supplementing their decreasing purchasing power. One SILVER LINING is that the cost of food has gone down.
@alexgauthier8689
@alexgauthier8689 20 күн бұрын
The quest for infinite growth on a planet with finite ressources. What could go wrong?
@A.S._Trunks
@A.S._Trunks 18 күн бұрын
Profile pic fits comment.
@user-hz6fj9xy4y
@user-hz6fj9xy4y 18 күн бұрын
Why do people keep repeating this? More resources aren't the only source of growth. Improvements in technology contribute to growth too by increasing efficiency of resource usage and making more resources available - e.g. better extraction and material processing methods.
@googane7755
@googane7755 18 күн бұрын
​@@user-hz6fj9xy4y Sure technology can increase the theoretical cap but unless technology can literally produce raw material out of thin air, GDP will always be finite.
@Broniath
@Broniath 18 күн бұрын
@@googane7755 finite yes, but we may have a few years to go before everything is set to stagnate. If we had 200 years of growth it would be practically infinite for any single human being, while if it was something like 10 or 50 it would actually be a fair point. Although with things like AI and fusion energy still left largely undiscovered, i kind of think we have at least 100 years (when fusion is finally ready lol).
@googane7755
@googane7755 18 күн бұрын
​@@Broniath We have enough resources for everyone on earth right now to live a life of abundance. You can Infinite growth but still have beggars, it's how its distributed that's important.
@vonigner
@vonigner 21 күн бұрын
As a manga/doujin collector, the yen being 168yen for one euro has been a blessing. I've been buying SO MUCH STUFF. (I'm also keeping an account in yen just for this, so if the yen bounces back up i'll still have some cushion) I hope hope they'll get better though, because i know locally it's awful.
@Rikai644
@Rikai644 21 күн бұрын
Do you buy the physical or the digital one?
@vijaz5559
@vijaz5559 21 күн бұрын
Where do you buy them from? Asking for a friend😂😂
@vonigner
@vonigner 21 күн бұрын
@@vijaz5559 mostly Mandarake and booth (I have a local address for shipping, but Mandarake ships internationally)
@vonigner
@vonigner 21 күн бұрын
@@Rikai644 physical!
@Rikai644
@Rikai644 21 күн бұрын
@@vonigner Nice
@hypebeastreet6308
@hypebeastreet6308 3 күн бұрын
It’s quite sad for a great country like Japan and Korea to be under control from US government.
@MJ-YT-USR
@MJ-YT-USR 6 күн бұрын
The UK is very dependent on imports too, particularly for energy, and has done a lot of QE recently followed by a period of stubbornly high inflation. People in the UK have also been more focused on paying off debt than taking on more over the last year or so and house prices are falling - all sounds familiar then!
@DBAnalyst1
@DBAnalyst1 20 күн бұрын
*YT Quick Survey:* For your shared investing ideas, what do you think will be the next Apple/Microsoft in terms of growth?
@hunantrain
@hunantrain 20 күн бұрын
None!!!! considering the present unpredictable market volatility there are over a thousand reasons why the market is a no go especially now.
@MichaelWeebles
@MichaelWeebles 20 күн бұрын
Not true at all... Although the market isn't so stable at the moment, it isn't as sick as some people have made it look... In all honesty, as a beginner who knows next to nothing, I have made over $12k net-profit just in a couple of months... I'm a retiree, and I am using these extra resources to help pay for odds and ends that I want.
@MichaelWeebles
@MichaelWeebles 20 күн бұрын
NO I have never used a spreadsheet.. It's of no relevance to me... I work with Kelly Marie Matwick she's good and regulated.
@user-ht1vg5we2p
@user-ht1vg5we2p 20 күн бұрын
It is not a good idea to ask strangers on the internet for financial advice especially somewhere like YT comments where there is zero requirement from someone to know about the topic. If you have money to invest either go consult an expert, or at least watch a lot of serious and trustworthy finance KZfaqrs, compare them to eachother and in addition do as much of your own research as possible. However, no matter what, do not expect a next Apple or Microsoft, I think it is better to invest in something that sees modest but steady and reliable growth with minimal risk.
@knightshade2654
@knightshade2654 20 күн бұрын
@@user-ht1vg5we2p These are bots. Ignore them.
@stevenelson25
@stevenelson25 19 күн бұрын
They make the best kitchen knives in the world though I have to say.
@arisaga822
@arisaga822 6 күн бұрын
“Understanding these kind of economic theories are difficult, and honestly even politicians don’t seem to understand them” That has to be the most diplomatic phrasing of politician’s capabilities I have ever heard. I wouldn’t trust them to know which way to turn a screwdriver.
@kjoseph8135
@kjoseph8135 19 күн бұрын
I am a Japanese student who will go to US grad school in July. A weak Yen has negative effects on those who study abroad, such as the rising cost of living and tuition there...
@falco830
@falco830 18 күн бұрын
You should get an American job while living there, then you can be well off when you go back to Japan.
@aiaesthetics1124
@aiaesthetics1124 18 күн бұрын
@@falco830yeah that’s against the law
@adrian-iw7gm
@adrian-iw7gm 15 күн бұрын
time to do some trading
@DragonToothlessTwitch
@DragonToothlessTwitch 17 күн бұрын
I mean, my medical and utility bills here in Hokkaido are less than half for what I paid in America just a few months ago.
@thementor664
@thementor664 14 күн бұрын
Well, everybody knows that US medical bills are legendary! It's more about the products you buy, especially tech, tech prices have definitely gone up by tens of thousands of yen.
@DubsBrown
@DubsBrown 13 күн бұрын
Check the prices at Uniqlo since they are usually pegged to the US dollar not the yen.
@tatsumasa6332
@tatsumasa6332 3 күн бұрын
All the QE we did went to overseas (especially the U.S.) through the market.
@user-dy2vc8rb3g
@user-dy2vc8rb3g Сағат бұрын
I’m Japanese living in UK and recently went back to my country, I was shocked people have a good life in Japan there is lots of cheap and delicious food all over the places so they can eat out almost every day( in fact cheaper eating out than cooking it yourself) goooooood health care service in Japan. ❤
@dbbns
@dbbns 17 күн бұрын
Can you provide your sources? Especially the Data for the Graphs
@Dendarang
@Dendarang 20 күн бұрын
I'm not an expert but I would suggest that Japanese economy mostly follows the population trends in the country. Japanese population has actually been shrinking every year since 2007 and even before it started shrinking it started to stagnate around 1990. Besides getting smaller, Japanese population is also getting significantly older. I believe the projection is that by 2050 over a quarter of Japanese will be 65 years old or older. Thinking about it that way, the fact that the Japanese economy can still post growth most years despite a smaller and smaller and older and older population is actually quite a good performance.
@pranaav2027
@pranaav2027 20 күн бұрын
I am guessing that soon Japan's population might bounce back, when things get cheaper cause there is no Immigration, so things like housing will become very cheap even in places like Tokyo.
@franug
@franug 19 күн бұрын
@@pranaav2027 but the cultural problems behind the low-birthrate doesn't seem to have changed, at least not yet. Not everything is economics.
@scavenger6268
@scavenger6268 18 күн бұрын
So...the tide is receding for now.
@danteinferno175
@danteinferno175 9 күн бұрын
similarly the main reason US GDP keeps growing is immigration-fueled population growth. take that out and we'd have stagnant growth too. explains why both parties want mass immigration......it's a ponzi scheme
@cidkagenou2962
@cidkagenou2962 9 күн бұрын
Japan should start improving quality of their anime and manga and start exporting them to other countries that is the only thing which can save their economy
@Appealingpotato
@Appealingpotato 13 күн бұрын
This video was incredibly helpful. Thanks.
@emikomina
@emikomina 21 күн бұрын
another western channel, skipping over the VERY IMPORTANT "Plaza Accords" that the US basically forced on Japan and its currency.
@doc0core
@doc0core 21 күн бұрын
History is too difficult for this channel audience.
@mtaufiqn5040
@mtaufiqn5040 21 күн бұрын
😂😅​@@doc0core
@SillyWillyFan47
@SillyWillyFan47 21 күн бұрын
Plaza Accords - I've heard of them. Perhaps you can elaborate and explain how that affects the current economic situation.
@prfwrx2497
@prfwrx2497 21 күн бұрын
Eh, not really. Plaza Accords did what exactly? Depreciate USD relative to JPY, FRC, and DM. The idea was to increase American export competitiveness and reduce the trade deficit the US had with the rest of the free world. Exporting economies tend to see their currency strengthen, and this can also be the downfall of their own export competitiveness. Hence why the rest of the Free World was willing to cooperate with macroeconomic interventions to reverse the trade deficit. With Europe, this was successful. This failed to reduce US trade deficit with Japan, which only strengthened the Yen further. Unfortunately the Japanese reaction to the strengthening yen (bad news for a major exporting economy) is what led to the lost decade. Japan was in between a rock and a hard place. Being the king of industrial exports brought them money bags, but also strengthened the Yen and risks making their exports uncompetitive. The solution to this problem (in hindsight) would've been to sell shit ton of JPY for USD and other currency (like what China did, since the Lost Decade essentially served as a warning for China). Instead, Japan didn't had hindsight working in their favor. They basically had the same thing that happened in America in 2008 with real estate due to a policy of "window guidance", which effectively created target quotas for mortgages, essentially encouraging subpar mortgages. The second double whammy was the decision to raise interest rate on inter-bank loans just as the subprime mortgage bubble bursted, which basically bankrupted Japanese banks and turned them into zombie banks. This trapped Japan in a balance sheet recession for the next 3 decades. Contrast this with West Germany, where none of this expansionary policy took place. Germany, too, is a major industrial exporter. Yet, no lost 3 decades. Germany's self inflicted woes are largely attributed to piss poor energy policy.
@MugBubule
@MugBubule 20 күн бұрын
And the line was supposed to go up eternally right?
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@ernestestrada2461
@ernestestrada2461 4 күн бұрын
Part of the reason why Japan's economy is stagnant is that Japan's Banks are very risk-averse. That is to say they want better than 100% certainty that the money they lend will be paid back. Many small businesses which are financially sound and would be a good bet in the western world are considered too risky. So small businesses cannot get the Business loans to grow their businesses. They have to rely on investors to put money into their companies. And many investors are unwilling to invest in small companies because of the length of time it would take to get a significant return. Also many of these small companies are run by a family and if the family passes away who takes over. These are some of the problems Japan has that needs to address if they want their economy not to shrink. Because many of these sole proprietors when they retire, there's no one to replace them or their products.
@paperluigi6132
@paperluigi6132 20 күн бұрын
It’s been reported that Nintendo has some really huge cash reserves. Maybe it’s for the day the yen bounces back up, as then they’ll have lots of capital to maybe invest big again.
@vault34overseer
@vault34overseer 21 күн бұрын
It is the currency collapsing, not the economy.
@phantomgaming563
@phantomgaming563 21 күн бұрын
Which will lead to the economy collapsing as well. As was seen with turkey.
@kevink7529
@kevink7529 21 күн бұрын
​@@phantomgaming563 It won't. The Japanese economy actually grew higher than it ever was in last 30 years. Economy is more complex than currency go burr.. this is going to make Japanese exports cheaper for everyone. Currency appreciating was the issue due to which Japanese economy collapsed
@phantomgaming563
@phantomgaming563 21 күн бұрын
​@@kevink7529did you forget about GDP per capita. Or housing prices. Or the price of food and various other essentials.
@phantomgaming563
@phantomgaming563 21 күн бұрын
​@@insanebe1and said population crises will inevitabily lead to an economic collapse.
@tansult8176
@tansult8176 21 күн бұрын
@@kevink7529 I'm confused. If Japan's current economy is the highest in 30 years, then why is its GDP still lower than it was in 1995? Last time I checked, it's only around $4 trillion now, compared to the $6 trillion peak in 2012. Also, during my five years in Japan, I've seen more and more people here getting fed up with their salaries, especially as everything keeps getting pricier.
@noname-dk7ri
@noname-dk7ri 15 күн бұрын
Frankly, I think this will last another 20 years. A systemic transition cannot be implemented until after a generation of strong and successful systematization. For now, Japan is entering the beginning of the end of Japan's unique employment system of lifetime employment and seniority, but it will take time before the next new system or practice is built.
@Cha4k
@Cha4k 5 күн бұрын
Gotta look up the Plaza Accords.
@digits001
@digits001 19 күн бұрын
Why do western channels always gloss over the Plaza Accords. America MADE Japan strengthen its currency against the dollar, which led to speculation, which led to the 80s/90s bubble.
@BulborbPlays
@BulborbPlays 18 күн бұрын
The Plaza Accords were signed to end the special benefits that Japan got to rebuild their economy post WWII. Removing the peg and allowing the currency to actually move in value relative to the Dollar is perfectly reasonable when Japan was taking advantage of the policy to export luxury goods at extremely favorable rates and creating a massive trade deficit that shouldn't ordinarily exist. And what killed growth in the economy after was the Bank of Japan's absurd mismanagement of the Japanese Housing Bubble, not the Plaza Accords. This Bubble likely would have happened regardless of US trade policy, and was exacerbated by a bunch of junk investment loans being given out (and then these loans being cut off all at once for the crash). The same Bubble occured in both South Korea and China (with the Chinese Bubble still ongoing technically), and appears to be a result of Cultural preference to rest investments into property rather than Stock or other Investment vehicles.
@bilboborbins
@bilboborbins 16 күн бұрын
@@BulborbPlays Kind of curious but is investing in property really that bad for the economy? Isn't it reasonable for people to invest in their property for the future due to the fact that land only increases in value over time?
@BulborbPlays
@BulborbPlays 16 күн бұрын
@@bilboborbins The short answer is: There is nothing wrong with property investment, as long as those prices remain based in reality rather than speculation. The issue that all 3 of the Asian Property/Asset Bubbles had were that long lines of credit were being taken out to finance property price purchases that couldn't be realized (since selling them eventually became impossible at the inflated price.) In Japan's case, the moment that the inflated investment loans started being corralled in, the inflated property and assets couldn't be flipped for a profit anymore by investors. This caused the speculative value of these assets to collapse, leaving individuals so horribly in debt relative to wealth that it is impossible to recover in a practical fashion. Now, it is technically possible to overcome this. In the 06-07' property crisis in the US, junk loans caused a similar wealth/debt ratios that became massive liabilities to banks, which dried up investment loans. The solutions was Quantitative Easing, though unlike Japan the damage was small enough (proportionate to the US Economy) that it could be fixed with reasonable amounts of QE proportional to GDP. The issue if you can't fix this is now you have investors that either cannot afford to do risky investments again, or will be so cautious with their wealth that they refuse to invest at all, stockpiling wealth into bank accounts or other low-risk holding areas. The US also saw this effect, and is why the 08' stimulus from the Bush administration wasn't enough to return investor behavior to a healthier state, and required the '09 and '10 stimulus packages to get investors back to relative normal. TLDR: Property/Asset Investment isn't bad, but when investment value becomes detached to the real value of an asset, any disruption will cause the speculative price to align more to real price and destroy the wealth of the investor. When an entire society does this, the resulting destruction of wealth can cause massive long-term damage to all investments as all investors become less likely to invest.
@BulborbPlays
@BulborbPlays 16 күн бұрын
@@bilboborbins Investing in property is perfectly fine, but when speculation makes the value of land diverge from its actual value, then it can cause some economic issues. Hence why specifically for Japan, the investment loan market caused prices to balloon unrealistically for a while... until the loans ended and it all crashed down at once. After that happens big investors tend to get spooked and stick with low risk investments, and small investors begin to save because they lost all their money. In both cases, growth was hurt because suddenly the extra money needed to grow companies dried up.
@bk1507
@bk1507 16 күн бұрын
@@bilboborbins Investing in property is bad when it's the only thing getting investment. Real estate doesn't stimulate the economy like industry does.
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@jamesmccarron1313
@jamesmccarron1313 19 күн бұрын
If it (monetary policy) doesn't hurt, it doesn't work.
@user-sg6ce3tx7s
@user-sg6ce3tx7s 3 күн бұрын
What does reserve meaning...Do it mean a hand out or to reserve ....Meaning all paper currency is not backed by gold if it was there will be no crisis
@Lost_Johnny
@Lost_Johnny 21 күн бұрын
And the relation between the US 'containing Japan' and its bubble bursting? Aren't you missing out a rather important part of the story?
@inquisitive8903
@inquisitive8903 21 күн бұрын
The plaza accord....
@emikomina
@emikomina 21 күн бұрын
western channels never talk about the forced plaza accords, that was obviously aimed at japan and its currency
@grimaffiliations3671
@grimaffiliations3671 21 күн бұрын
@@inquisitive8903 japan changing their import controls was a bigger cause
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@pritapp788 20 күн бұрын
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@MJ-YT-USR 6 күн бұрын
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@jamiearnott9669
@jamiearnott9669 17 күн бұрын
So Japan is in a catch 22? Only, you can't raise interest rates , for the cost of servicing debt is untenable. Just, the UK and most other so-called developed countries are also in this position, and especially the USA. My point, imagine having to print a trillion dollars of annual debt interest for the foreseeable future , wtf!?😮
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@zshrubsole 21 күн бұрын
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@juicethemodeller 21 күн бұрын
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@cow_tools_ 21 күн бұрын
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@TheMysteryDriver 20 күн бұрын
Too monotone
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@Dots4knots20 6 күн бұрын
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@raosensei63
@raosensei63 14 күн бұрын
Brilliant analysis
@cinpeace353
@cinpeace353 8 күн бұрын
3rd option, sell US bonds and buy yen if US allow.
@ozhan10
@ozhan10 21 күн бұрын
Funny how you didn't mention plaza accord US destroying japan economy otherwise they would have over taken US gdp
@evanmcarthur478
@evanmcarthur478 21 күн бұрын
Right! Great point!
@Anonymous-hp1tg
@Anonymous-hp1tg 21 күн бұрын
Funded by English people. Five eye countries
@GlowingRose-wz5li
@GlowingRose-wz5li 21 күн бұрын
Yes and no. It didn't help, but it wasn't the sole reason.
@doujinflip
@doujinflip 20 күн бұрын
@@Anonymous-hp1tgFrance and Germany were also party to the Plaza Accords, and are neither English speakers or Five Eyes members.
@sisisijajsjssjsns
@sisisijajsjssjsns 20 күн бұрын
The plaza accord isn't the sole reason, Japan's economy would still be expected to struggle even without it
@Thedarkknight2244
@Thedarkknight2244 21 күн бұрын
imagine being argentinian and not being mentally prepared for that burn within 3 secs
@atabo3641
@atabo3641 7 күн бұрын
Japan's economy is now good though. Japan has many export companies, so sales and stock prices are at record highs due to the weak yen.
@user-cj7gl2ui8p
@user-cj7gl2ui8p 2 күн бұрын
The answer is always the money printer, the gov never cut spending to pay debts
@theshi3152
@theshi3152 19 күн бұрын
You just described Canada's economy in this video. i didn't realize we were so similar to Japan.
@QALibrary
@QALibrary 21 күн бұрын
The other thing most Western people do not understand - house prices go down the older and more used the house is - living in a house greatly reduces its value over time - due to this and the demographics of Japan it is possible to buy a worthless house for the price of the paper work to transfer ownership - but have fun renovating it and esp disposing of materials as you do upgrades and other things to it - thus increasing and decreasing interest rates are not that effective
@mr.netflix9149
@mr.netflix9149 21 күн бұрын
How is this different from the West?
@TheShadowOfZama
@TheShadowOfZama 21 күн бұрын
You can get houses for free even in Japan, however the main problem is that the places where these free or very cheap houses are located aren't exactly the places offering great job opportunities. That's a far bigger issue than the renovation costs. It's nigh economical suicide for Japanese people or foreigners to move into these houses if they still need to work and the people who don't require a job either constitute a large part of the population of the places with these houses already (retirees) or don't tend to want to live there, (rich foreigners, rich Japanese)
@coryfan5872
@coryfan5872 21 күн бұрын
@@mr.netflix9149 Land is an appreciating asset in the West.
@juannaym8488
@juannaym8488 21 күн бұрын
@@mr.netflix9149 the western world (and many, many other countries outside of the west) has a continous housing bubble that bursts every couple of years but inflates itself, wherein housing and land cannot really depreciate
@doctordetroit4339
@doctordetroit4339 21 күн бұрын
You don't want to buy an old house in Japan.....you just don't.
@MrSigmaSharp
@MrSigmaSharp 20 күн бұрын
That's what happens when there is no natural resource to tap into. A trade-only economy doesn't work even in strategy games.
@ninadsheth8422
@ninadsheth8422 14 күн бұрын
This is simply the most brilliant video. I have seen on the subject of Japanese economy in particular, but economy in general. It’s absolutely on another level in terms of quality. It is this, which is the future journalism you beat the economist hollow
@yyyy-uv3po
@yyyy-uv3po 21 күн бұрын
My American colleague here in Japan has to pay his student loan, and with such a low Yen, he's really struggling to do so. So an unexpected consequence is that young educated Americans won't come to live in Japan for a while.
@tyberzann7145
@tyberzann7145 21 күн бұрын
Lots of talented people leave Japan due to the falling yen... Especially Software engineers and AI researchers. Japan already had small salaries, but now... That's sad...
@grizzlybear2702
@grizzlybear2702 21 күн бұрын
The same thing has happened to the UK. In 2007 £1 was $2.05 and now it's 1:1
@jal051
@jal051 21 күн бұрын
It took me a bit to figure out the colleague had studied in the US and moved to Japan afterward. Maths weren't mathing until then ^_^'
@stevenhenry5267
@stevenhenry5267 20 күн бұрын
Lol. He should be taking online classes and getting an in school deferment
@Lomhow
@Lomhow 20 күн бұрын
There may be less Americans moving to Japan for work, but more tourists will come to spend money since the exchange rate is in their favor.
@MertAlpay97
@MertAlpay97 21 күн бұрын
As a Turkish person living in Japan for 3 years, I can easily say that it's really similar to the beginning of the Turkish economic crisis, and LDP keeps postponing to act for a real fix or solution for their own political benefits. It would be so sad if they kept postponing taking the required steps as the Turkish government did and let this problem get worse and worse.
@und3rcut535
@und3rcut535 21 күн бұрын
Japonya'nın kendini tekrardan kalkındıracak gücü ve enstitüleri var ama ben de bazen Japonya'yı Türkiye'ye çok benzetiyorum.
@verushistorie
@verushistorie 21 күн бұрын
There is a difference. Japanese debt is 90% owned domestically. Japan is the only economy that run on the principles of a collective capitalist model. Furthermore, Japan has 17 trillion USD in private savings and assets. Not to mention it is the world's largest creditor nation. What can be deemed a crisis from a western perspective garnered from a western understanding of parameters and benchmarks that determine such a crisis to occur, may not actually be the case for Japan. Not to mention Japan doesn't have the luxury of a popular government to enforce any kind of change anyway.
@samelmudir
@samelmudir 21 күн бұрын
Japan doesn't have triple digit inflation like turkey did. Istanbul is more expensive than western European capitals now
@tyberzann7145
@tyberzann7145 21 күн бұрын
​@@verushistorie17 trillion??? What a joke. Japan never had this amount of money, even at their peak. Stop spitting LDP propaganda and just acknowledge that Japan is little by little destroying itself. The economy is now the 4th, most domestic companies don't want to convert their dollars for yen and the government doesn't want to do anything.
@tyberzann7145
@tyberzann7145 21 күн бұрын
​@@verushistorie17 trillion??? What a joke. Japan never had this amount of money, even at their peak. Stop spitting LDP propaganda and just acknowledge that Japan is little by little destroying itself. The economy is now the 4th, most domestic companies don't want to convert their dollars for yen and the government doesn't want to do anything.
@bartonfang
@bartonfang 20 күн бұрын
Economists generally have no idea how to explain a lot of these "economic" behaviors either, because they are simply too complex and easily manipulated. Economic measurements are samples of slices of a much much bigger pie, and a lot of countries manipulate that data to either make certain things look better or worse. And it works, because economy is ultimate how people value things, and that says nothing about how much value you can place on something. Bubbles exist just as much as under-value. When a economy is heavy trade dependent, unless a model can factor in other countries economy data, then it is just considering the reactionary moves of a country instead of on going impacts aka future predictions, which are what models are meant to do.
@murimurimrui
@murimurimrui 3 күн бұрын
I'll save you a video. Japan started monetizing their debt 2-3 years ago. I.e. printing money to pay off their own national debt. That literally debases the currency. They still haven't stopped you know. I guess I'll spoil the ending. Japan will have hyperinflation unless they cut all the social programs that is causing the debt in the first place.
@NathanMoura-bk7sr
@NathanMoura-bk7sr 19 күн бұрын
If Japan’s economy is considered “collapsing” then what does that make my country 😭🇧🇷 we must have collapsed to the depths of hell at this point
@kevintang5473
@kevintang5473 19 күн бұрын
The economy has to be built up to a certain level before it can collapse. A skyscraper can collapse, a piece of empty yard can't. And unfortunately the latter is the situation of most of the economy in the world...
@pepehimovic3135
@pepehimovic3135 19 күн бұрын
Bro Brazil is a joke in everywhere for a reason, from Saudi to Japan to Netherlands. I have only seen Americans take Brazil seriously and I assume it was only because they were open-minded and that stuff
@MrEdioss
@MrEdioss 19 күн бұрын
Brazil will collapse in 12 seconds! Or so the online media wants you to belive.
@guiga582
@guiga582 21 күн бұрын
Great video in general, but there is some economic misconceptions, which journalists always does cause they follow the common sense about things that they don't know.
@knkweb
@knkweb 2 күн бұрын
The most accurate statistics for 2024 show that the top countries developing AI are the US, China, and Japan. South Korea is not listed in the top 10. South is remain on the 14th place as economy statistics shows while Japan remains on the 4th place in the world.
@ElementEvilTeam
@ElementEvilTeam 16 күн бұрын
lower yen = cheaper vacation to japan
@youtubebias
@youtubebias 21 күн бұрын
2:15 The US only sees you as a friend if you're helpfull and deppendent.😂
@Typhonnyx
@Typhonnyx 21 күн бұрын
Dodge line comin in to save the day again lol
@paul1979uk2000
@paul1979uk2000 21 күн бұрын
Yeah, it does make you wonder if the US is going in hard on China because they see them as a threat to its own power around the world, a bit like they did with Japan in the past, which is probably why others like Europe and much of the world don't listen as much when it comes to policies on China, in other words, they have concerns on China, but nothing to the degree the US has got, probably because China is by far a bigger threat to the US. You also get a sense that if the EU were to integrate a lot more, the US would see them as a threat in the same way they saw Japan and see China today, it's about power, not the policies or the political system they live under. I suspect because of the way the world is reshaping, China will likely continue to grow, the EU will eventually get its act together, the US will likely become more hostile to many of these powers, the US is a friend to the Europeans to a degree, but only to a certain level, hence why Europeans need to wake up and do what's in there interest, not US interest, because the US rarely cares about the interest of the rest of the world unless they stand to gain from it, Japan found that out in the 80's.
@everythingisfine9988
@everythingisfine9988 20 күн бұрын
But it's not how all powerful countries behave? People generally are only as nice as they have to be. Same goes for all countries
@todo9633
@todo9633 19 күн бұрын
They explained that situation really badly, the main issue was the rampant patent theft that Japan's tech conglomerates were engaging in, while their government helped them avoid any consequences. Similar to what China does nowadays.
@TheScrublordsPrayer
@TheScrublordsPrayer 19 күн бұрын
You have to remember that that even up into the 80s, the pacific front of WW2 hadn't really left the American psyche. Some level of anxiety, after that experience, seems quite natural.
@TheNorthEestern
@TheNorthEestern 19 күн бұрын
The term is “Quantitative Easing” not “Quantitive Easing” 4:29
@brianifitness3656
@brianifitness3656 3 күн бұрын
Was looking for this comment
@diegopenya9349
@diegopenya9349 15 күн бұрын
"ringing the bell" 😵‍💫
@MJ-YT-USR
@MJ-YT-USR 6 күн бұрын
Never mid Politicians not understanding this stuff (they don't understand much about anything) Senior Bankers don't fully understand it. There are too many moving parts and too many variables and QE is just another new and huge moving part that no one really understands. When QE was used in the Financial Crisis no one really knew what the consequences of it would be, it was used in panic and desperation.
@todo9633
@todo9633 19 күн бұрын
Japan and South Korea are conglomerate run oligopolies, Japan is just finally seeing the long term downsides of that choice.
@ciello___8307
@ciello___8307 19 күн бұрын
Japan actually is much more diversified and has lots of medium/small businesses. The problem is the Bank of Japans ultra easy policy. Their interest rate is ridiculously low
@kendelion
@kendelion 19 күн бұрын
lol That's still way better than my own country who never even experienced an upside XD
@todo9633
@todo9633 15 күн бұрын
@@ciello___8307 Small business exists, but it's been boxed out of tech and heavy industry, which is disproportionately represented in Japan's exports
@cidkagenou2962
@cidkagenou2962 9 күн бұрын
​@@kendelionWhat? Aren't you japanese?
@kendelion
@kendelion 8 күн бұрын
@@todo9633 I'm an immigrant here :)
@mathewomolo
@mathewomolo 21 күн бұрын
Japan's economy is always in crisis yet Japan's economy is one of the strongest and biggest.
@geofflepper3207
@geofflepper3207 20 күн бұрын
Same with the German economy. Endless videos about how the German economy is heading for disaster and yet it is the third largest economy in the world and people around the world would love to be as well off as people in Germany. Japan and Germany seem to be doing pretty well for places with economies that are reportedly in a terrible situation.
@TheModeler99
@TheModeler99 20 күн бұрын
Yeah its the buzzwords trend on any economic video or article. But Japan economy has been stagnant for a while.
@kevintang5473
@kevintang5473 19 күн бұрын
@@geofflepper3207 I think the reason is that people simply have higher expectation and care more about these successful economy because of investments and economic ties. If Euro devalues 10% overnight, markets around the world will freakout. If Zimbabwe dollar went down 10%, well nobody is gonna even notice
@graymatterart
@graymatterart 12 күн бұрын
love the video!! im writing an essay for this topic right now so thanks for the quick facts! is there any way you guys can make a link or qr code to your sources at the end of the video so i can reference them? I’ll also be citing your video as well so thank you! -Gray
@dicekato
@dicekato 10 күн бұрын
You should have a better accurate reference if you write an essay, not this biased perceptions only.
@brad5426
@brad5426 9 күн бұрын
​@@dicekatosounds like you don't like facts
@dicekato
@dicekato 9 күн бұрын
@@brad5426 Facts also have two sides as a matter of fact. Do not go monotheistic way unconsciously. I love real facts not twisted ones.
@brad5426
@brad5426 9 күн бұрын
@@dicekato why would they need to twist facts and not state them clean? You have not addressed what their bias is.
@dicekato
@dicekato 9 күн бұрын
@@brad5426 this is just typical media news. What are typical media biases? So many.
@_unknown_channel_
@_unknown_channel_ 19 күн бұрын
Around the last quarter of the last century each content of the secondary industries of Japan hardly existed in other countries with exeption of some Western countries such as the US, (West) Germany and so on. But today such industries exist in many other countries. That must be part of the reason.
@user-cv8tk9eq6c
@user-cv8tk9eq6c 10 күн бұрын
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@PigeonDeliveryService
@PigeonDeliveryService 10 күн бұрын
I'm celebrating a $52k stock portfolio today. I started this journey with 6k. I have invsted on time and also with the right terms now I have time for my family and the life ahead of me
@himedft
@himedft 10 күн бұрын
I've been making more than $21k passively by just investing through an advisor, and I don't have to do much work. Inflation or no inflation, my finances remain secure. So I really don't blame people who panic.
@ImportAgentBenardo
@ImportAgentBenardo 10 күн бұрын
I believe a healthy portfolio has 3 things, at the bare minimum: Exposure to ETFs for increased diversification, Exposure to assets that generate cash flow like dividend stocks, Exposure to market-leading tech. Thanks to Evelyn , my advisor
@Huang265
@Huang265 10 күн бұрын
Where can I get her please 🎉
@sshhash1213
@sshhash1213 Күн бұрын
Buy $ APU
@LittleTommy25
@LittleTommy25 20 күн бұрын
Listening to this you would think the country is a catastrophe but when you go there you think they are living in the future. How does that work?
@r2024j
@r2024j 6 күн бұрын
Coldfusion explained this very well.
@singlefather01
@singlefather01 14 күн бұрын
No, Japan should have lowered their rate. The bank of japan didn't. The national debt means nothing in japan, because japanese government has so much assets. When the yen was 70 per dollar. They have printed ginormous amount of yen to buy us dollars. Now they can sell that at 100% profit to buy back the yen. Thir economy should do well if the exchange rate stay like this even lower yen.
@param888
@param888 8 күн бұрын
what if dollar plunge and 100 prozent profit turns into 0 percent. who will suffer most then? USA or Japan?
@hungo7720
@hungo7720 21 күн бұрын
The Bank of Japan has kept its interest rate pegged to negative for years now. However, the fact that the Yen depreciated so much really galvanized the BoJ into actions. Hence, it had to rachet up the interest rate to 1.0% 😂😂😂. If you compare the usd/yen exchange rate in 2011 to now, it has shockingly doubled.
@inquisitive8903
@inquisitive8903 21 күн бұрын
0.1 ???
@Passque666
@Passque666 20 күн бұрын
Its 0.1% smart pants. If BoJ raises its interest rates as the same like other countries did, ¥ will raise its value significantly.
@Thorok16
@Thorok16 15 күн бұрын
Isn't it spelled "quantitative" easing? You spelled (and pronounced it) "quantitiive" at about 4:27
@TexasJoe1985
@TexasJoe1985 14 күн бұрын
You are correct, it is Quantitative Easing. Quantitive is not a word in the English language.
@rontheoracle
@rontheoracle 11 күн бұрын
When inflation has gone berserk, and the media call it "verify high standard of living". Something in the Japanese economic system has to give in.
@SamJohnsonAZ
@SamJohnsonAZ 6 күн бұрын
I’m from the US and just went to Japan for vacation. Everything was dirt cheap there thanks to the USD to Yen conversion. Def a great time to go
@LuccaWeber1
@LuccaWeber1 13 күн бұрын
Its worse here, our economy is like a flailing fish, fighting for its life. The normal state of the U.S. economy is actually very bad. Because of this it goes into convulsive spasms fighting to grow any way it can out of desperation. Tricks, gimmicks, rule changes try to stimulate the economy and prevent it from falling but they only bring temporary relief to people since, when you factor in inflation we are declining.
@emmaarmando
@emmaarmando 13 күн бұрын
People believe their currency has the worth it does because they have no other option. Even in a hyperinflationary environment, individuals must continue to use their hyperinflationary currency since they likely have minimal access to other currencies or gold/silver coins.
@spacecadet6
@spacecadet6 13 күн бұрын
Inflation is gradually going to become part of us and due to that fact any money you keep in cash or in a low-interest account declines in value each year. Investing is the only way to make your money grow and unless you have an exceptionally high income, investing is the only way most people will ever have enough money to retire.
@noah-greene
@noah-greene 13 күн бұрын
@@spacecadet6I've tried investing in the stock market several times but always got discouraged by fluctuations of stock value. I would be happy if you could advise me based on how you went about yours, as I am ready to go the passive income path.!!
@noah-greene
@noah-greene 13 күн бұрын
@@spacecadet6I've tried investing in the stock market several times but always got discouraged by fluctuations of stock value. I would be happy if you could advise me based on how you went about yours, as I am ready to go the passive income path.!!
@noah-greene
@noah-greene 13 күн бұрын
In fact, I had no prior experience or understanding when I began investing in 2020, but by the end of 2023, I had made a profit of almost $850k. All I had been doing was going by what my financial advisor had told me. This demonstrates that all you truly need is a professional to assist you; you don't even need to be a great investor or put in a lot of work.
@TheTonytiger89
@TheTonytiger89 21 күн бұрын
For the love of God Japan do not open that border. Artificially inflated growth rates are not worth the utter destruction wrought upon us in Europe.
@HUEHUEUHEPony
@HUEHUEUHEPony 17 күн бұрын
Uhm based?
@nagarjunaasam5714
@nagarjunaasam5714 7 күн бұрын
TLDW; Not sure if yen declining is a financial crisis though. I personally think JPY has always been overpriced until the correction finally happened/is happening. For example people who barely made their ends meet all had several overseas trips in their life. Imported tomatoes, bananas and oranges even from the USA are cheaper than home-grown ones. May be Japanese residents will be happy about this in the long term.
@arisaga822
@arisaga822 6 күн бұрын
Its vindicating, but annoying, that I wrote a thesis about balance sheet recessions in Japan over 20 years ago and that was read by basically no-one. Then this crowd comes along, and damn near half a million people now know about balance sheets in 2 weeks. Oh well, kudos, chaps.
@TiGGowich
@TiGGowich 21 күн бұрын
Ironic how this video comes out a day after it was announced that Japan's inflation has hit record lows, productivity has gone up, salaries have gone up, GDP growth has increased more than in the past two decades... Japan is not collapsing, Japan just keeps going as it always has.
@smalltime0
@smalltime0 21 күн бұрын
Don't know where you get your news. From what I've read its better than expected (which was God awful), but that was for the previous quarter.
@kokunaijin
@kokunaijin 21 күн бұрын
Doesn't feel like that here! (Saitama, Japan)
@doctordetroit4339
@doctordetroit4339 21 күн бұрын
Correct, but Japan has been miserable for decades. Inflation has gone up more than anything else, everyone is depressed from the economy, and I believe that even if the economy was good (which it isn't---you can't when your currency collapses by over 25% in a few months)....the Japanese wouldn't know it....they are conditioned to misery.
@kokunaijin
@kokunaijin 21 күн бұрын
@@doctordetroit4339 The average Japanese person just pays no interest in these things. They complain when their favourite thing gets more expensive but we can still eat well for $3 and rent/houses are cheap. It's amazing how many people don't care.
@greenredblue
@greenredblue 21 күн бұрын
Uh... this video isn't about literally any of those metrics. It's explaining *only* why the value of the yen is collapsing. That's all.
@kimberlywiley2876
@kimberlywiley2876 20 күн бұрын
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@KurtFischer-yo4ni 20 күн бұрын
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@melissafaywhite8454 20 күн бұрын
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@miazimmermann4630 20 күн бұрын
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@gavinhuziey1532 15 күн бұрын
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@eodis1644
@eodis1644 3 күн бұрын
It's hard too see a good future for Japan without major changes. The heavy declining population makes a ponzi-like escape like others countries impossible and accelerates the death of the countryside local economy. Awful commercial balance not likely to turn the other way and they heavily rely on fossil fuels. The short term escape seems to be tourism but it's not enough. With their politicians i'm not sure where they are going.
@inquisitvem6723
@inquisitvem6723 2 күн бұрын
They’re starting to hire more foreigners now. After landing in the airport, I saw many Filipino workers. Also met a Russian working part time in McDonalds. He said part time jobs are easy to find in Japan with no tough requirements.
@ms.carriage6867
@ms.carriage6867 21 күн бұрын
quantative easing is a one way road to killing your currency.......Zimbabwe is a prime example of crazy money printing
@doctordetroit4339
@doctordetroit4339 21 күн бұрын
The US isn't far behind
@tyberzann7145
@tyberzann7145 21 күн бұрын
​@@doctordetroit4339still everyone uses USD for international trade... I'm not American, but they did something cunning.
@DubsBrown
@DubsBrown 13 күн бұрын
If you are considering traveling to Japan in the future, now’s the time to buy up Yen and save for later.
@u2ber888
@u2ber888 5 күн бұрын
Financial harvesting suppresed by U-S high interest lending rate was the reason behind that led to Jpn's 34 years economic woe.
@tonoshikikai
@tonoshikikai 21 сағат бұрын
I feel an important part that is ignored for past Japan and modern is their brutal work culture. They did really well by having damn near slave labor. Simply put, that was never a long term option.
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