An elusive 2% inflation target leaves Japan contrarian to recent ECB and Federal Reserve strategies. On October 15th Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda stated that the central bank would continue to pursue its “aggressive” quantitative easing strategy to boost inflation. Kuroda’s decision is based on recently implemented labor-saving efficiency improvements, which are believed to lead to greater productivity, raising the economy’s productive capacity and thereby boost inf

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EndFragment On Friday morning, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin defended the administration’s commitment to implementing American tax reform. Mnuchin declared that he is looking to have a bill for the president to sign by the beginning of December. Any significant restructuring of the tax code is proving difficult. The last major overhaul was in 1986. Mnuchin’s hope lies in the ability of Senate to advance a budget that sets the parameters for a tax bill and establishes a

Over the past 67 years, commercial retail space per capita has increased thirtyfold, according to CoStar Group. While some of this development is explained by the movement away from traditional mom and pop stores towards chains, the increased space has created additional vulnerabilities to retailers’ changing customers. Past retailer strategies consisted of expansion to increase sales growth. Yet, a report released by Barclays Inc. suggests that 38 of the top 50 grocery marke