Trump’s JD Vance problem is now China’s, too
Chinese leader Xi Jinping can’t be happy his Third Plenum extravaganza is competing for headlines with events 11,000 kilometers from Beijing.
William Pesek in asian news
Which will mess up the most – Fed, BOJ or PBOC?
Anyone hating their job at the moment should spare a thought for Federal Reserve head Jerome Powell. In real time, investors can observe the extent to which Chairman Powell is confused about the direction of US interest rates.
Asian officials brace for Trump 2.0 after Biden debate meltdown
William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."
Yellen’s de-dollarization fears will only get worse
In the middle of an otherwise mundane Congressional hearing on July 9, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made an extraordinary admission: De-dollarization is now her biggest fear.
Japan is worried about another 'transactional' Trump presidency, Tokyo-based expert says
There is a lot of uncertainty in Japan about the next few years as a "transactional" Donald Trump's possible return to the Oval Office has raised business and regional security-related concerns, author William Pesek said.
China to defuse its $13 trillion LGFV debt time bomb?
China’s leadership gathering later this month could be the moment policymakers devise to defuse the US$13 trillion time bomb imperiling Asia’s biggest economy.
Southeast Asia has its reasons for pivoting to BRICS
Southeast Asia’s sudden pivot toward the BRICS nations is a global game-changer that few in Washington saw coming.
25-year weak yen obsession is blowing up on Tokyo
Currency traders betting on a rebound in the yen would be wise to look past the officials currently in charge and listen instead to policy veterans who know better.