Exclusive Economy » international market http://exclusiveeconomy.com Your Portal For Informal Analysis Fri, 25 Jun 2010 03:21:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Japan $76 Billion Tax Increase http://exclusiveeconomy.com/2010/06/japan-76-billion-tax-increase/ http://exclusiveeconomy.com/2010/06/japan-76-billion-tax-increase/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:09:36 +0000 EE-Reporter http://exclusiveeconomy.com/?p=1126 Check out this article, regarding Japans Bond problems!

Source: Bloomberg Business Week. Kan Plans May Require $76 Billion Japan Tax Rise

“June 16 (Bloomberg) — Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan may have to raise taxes by as much as 7 trillion yen ($76 billion) to fulfill his pledge to cap bond sales in coming years, according to an independent adviser to the government.

Kan has committed to holding new bond sales to 44.3 trillion yen through the year to March 2012. At the same time, his administration is considering an annual public-spending limit of 71 trillion yen over the coming three years, according to two government officials familiar with the deliberations.”

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-GDP growth (%, yoy)
-Inflation (%, yoy)
-Unemployment Rate (%)
-Public budget balance(% of GDP)
-Current account balance (% of GDP)

click for interactive graphic


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Describing his country’s economy as “a sinking ship,” the Greek prime minister formally requested an international bailout on Friday … The plan foresees up to €30 billion, or $40 billion, in loans from Greece’s euro-zone partners, as well as up to €15 billion from the International Monetary Fund.

“We are prepared to move expeditiously on this request,” Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the I.M.F. managing director, said in a statement issued in Washington, where a meeting of the Group of 20 finance ministers is taking place.

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The World’s Top 20 Debtor Nations. These rankings my surprise you!

                                                                     External debt                Gross external debt             2009 GDP (est)
                                                                        (as % of GDP)                  (2009 Q3)

  1. Ireland                                                1,352%                        $2.39 trillion                            $177.3 billion
  2. United Kingdom                               427.6%                       $9.26 trillion                           $2.17 trillion
  3. Netherlands                                       395.6%                       $2.58 trillion                           $652 billion
  4. Switzerland                                         390%                          $1.23 trillion                           $316.1 billion
  5. Belgium                                                345.6%                       $1.32 trillion                           $381.4 billion
  6. Denmark                                              315.2%                       $627.6 billion                         $199.1 billion
  7. Sweden                                                 275%                          $916.42 billion                       $333.2 billion
  8. Austria                                                 268.9%                       $869.13 billion                       $323.2 billion
  9. France                                                  247.2%                       $5.22 trillion                           $2.11 trillion
  10. Portugal                                               231.5%                       $538.1 billion                           $232.4 billion
  11. Hong Kong                                          218.8%                       $659.27 billion                       $301.3 billion
  12. Norway                                                208.9%                       $577.80 billion                       $276.5 billion
  13. Finland                                                 205.7%                       $376.8 billion                         $183.1 billion
  14. Germany                                             189.4%                        $5.33 trillion                            $2.81 trillion
  15. Spain                                                     184.7%                        $2.53 trillion                           $1.37 trillion
  16. Greece                                                  175.3%                        $594.60 billion                       $339.2 billion
  17. Italy                                                      154.6%                         $2.71 trillion                           $1.76 trillion
  18. Hungary                                              124.2%                         $231.33 billion                       $186.3 billion
  19. Australia                                             108.8%                         $891.26 billion                       $819 billion
  20. United States of America               95.9%                           $13.67 trillion                         $14.25 trillion

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Couple of issues discussed;

  • Premier Wen Jiabao said U.S. efforts to boost its exports by weakening the dollar amounted to “a kind of trade protectionism.”
  • Recent deterioration in what he (Jiabao) called China’s most important foreign relationship was because of the arms sale to Taiwan and meeting with the Dali Lama.
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“total January exports of $142.7 billion and imports of $180.0 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $37.3 billion, down from $39.9 billion in December, revised.”

Imports and Exports have been on the rise. However still below previous recession levels. The bulk of the trade deficit is a result of China and oil.

The graph from CalculatedRiskBlog.com shows the monthly U.S. exports and imports in dollars through January 2010.

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