The Intermodal Europe in Amsterdam took place from 08 to 10 November 2022. I wish I could have participated in somehow this year because it was the first time in …
On November 2nd, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) decided to raise interest rates by 0.75%, the fourth consecutive 0.75% rate hike since June, bringing the rate hike since the lifting …
According to the September employment statistics released by the U.S. Department of Labor on October 7th, the number of nonfarm payrolls increased by 263,000 from the previous month, but the …
BOJ Governor Kuroda must be feeling as if he is sitting on a bed of thorns every day. Currently, the yen is weakening even more sharply, at $1.00=Yen 144, and …
I would like to speak out against Mr. Kuroda, the Governor of Bank of Japan. While other countries are raising interest rates to counter inflation, I hope that impolitic “zero …
Last October, the Kishida Cabinet was inaugurated. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is a very fortunate man. He has been ridiculed as “Mr. Considering” because of the slowness of his decision …
The Japanese yen hit $1.00=¥134 on June 8th, the weakest in 20 years since April 2002. The yen has depreciated by 19% or 21 yen in six months from $1.00=¥113 …
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is flagrant. The words and actions of Russian President Vladimir Putin are out of the ordinary. We cannot overlook the fact that he is pushing his …
Recently I have been asked what is the impact of the “Russian invasion of Ukraine” on maritime containers. I would have to say that there is a certain impact. Countries …
Since Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine on February 24th, two million refugees have fled to Poland and other neighboring countries in the snowy weather with only the clothes they happened …
