William Pesek, Author at Asia Times (original) (raw)
Author Archives: William Pesek
Posted inNortheast Asia
Takaichi seeks voter blessing for a new fiscal blowout
by February 6, 2026February 8, 2026
TOKYO — Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s party looks set to strengthen its hold on parliament in Sunday’s election, which, if so, will free her to pump new waves of stimulus into Japan’s underperforming economy. Voters appear jazzed by the prospect of reopening those fiscal floodgates. Yet bond investors couldn’t be more worried about what’s to […]
Posted inSoutheast Asia
Markets losing faith in Prabowo’s grasp of economic reality
February 4, 2026February 6, 2026
Posted inAT+
Bank of Japan’s silence on US Fed threat should worry us all
January 30, 2026February 2, 2026
Posted inAT+
Debased dollar and soaring gold hand China a rare opening
January 28, 2026January 30, 2026
Posted inNortheast Asia
Japan’s Takaichi fast headed for a Liz Truss moment
January 22, 2026January 28, 2026
Posted inAT+
Seven trillion and one reasons China stocks will keep rallying
January 21, 2026January 24, 2026
Posted inAT+
Yen’s plunge a rational response to Japan’s election drama
January 15, 2026January 17, 2026
Posted inFinance
Trump’s latest assault on Fed is a gift to China
January 12, 2026January 15, 2026
Posted inAT+
Between US and China, Japan finds itself friendless
January 9, 2026January 13, 2026
Posted inAT+
How Trump’s Venezuela gamble is making Asian stocks great again
January 7, 2026January 10, 2026
Posted inAT+
US debt surge leaves China, Japan holding the bag in 2026
January 2, 2026January 8, 2026
Posted inAT+
US or China: Whose bubbles will loom larger in 2026?
December 31, 2025January 2, 2026
Posted inChina
Why the IMF thinks China has a zombie problem
December 25, 2025January 1, 2026
Posted inNortheast Asia
Why markets aren’t buying BOJ’s rate hike spin
December 24, 2025December 30, 2025
Posted inAT+
China Vanke default watch is Xi’s moment to let markets lead
December 19, 2025December 22, 2025
Posted inSouth Asia
Rupee’s freefall tells the real story about India’s outlook
December 17, 2025December 23, 2025
Posted inChina
China’s 2026 stimulus plan isn’t exports, it’s economic reform
December 12, 2025December 17, 2025
Posted inAT+
Tokyo’s Truss-moment flirtation augurs poorly for Takaichi’s 2026
December 11, 2025December 15, 2025
Posted inFinance
Xi’s big chance to take the yuan fully global in 2026
December 5, 2025December 6, 2025
Posted inSoutheast Asia
Vietnam’s 8% growth making a mockery of Trump’s tariffs
December 3, 2025December 8, 2025
Posted inAT+
Asia’s faith in the ‘Powell put’ may be misplaced
November 27, 2025November 28, 2025
Posted inAT+
Why Goldman Sachs is so optimistic about China
November 25, 2025November 29, 2025
Posted inAT+
China stocks putting AI froth over fragile economic reality
November 21, 2025November 22, 2025
Posted inNortheast Asia
Japan’s China row could be the GDP killer that sinks Takaichi
November 19, 2025November 24, 2025
Posted inNortheast Asia
How low will Takaichi’s Japan let the yen go?
November 14, 2025November 19, 2025
Posted inAT+
Softbank’s Nvidia dump signals return of ‘The Big Short’
November 12, 2025November 13, 2025
Posted inAT+
Trump-Xi truce won’t save the dollar from the yuan
October 31, 2025November 3, 2025
Posted inUS-China
Trump’s ‘amazing’ bargain with Xi turns out a dud
October 30, 2025November 4, 2025
Posted inAT+
Stablecoins latest reason to worry about the dollar
October 24, 2025October 25, 2025
Posted inAT+
China’s flaring struggles reignite heated US rate debate
October 22, 2025October 25, 2025