Michael Pento continues:
“But Japan has now leapfrogged into the lead of those
nations that believe prosperity can be brought about by loading up on government
debt and increasing the number of zeros being printed by their central bank.
Shinzo Abe and the Liberal Democratic Party swept into power in mid-December by
promising to boost inflation and destroy the value of the Yen.
The new Prime Minister is trying to usurp the
independence of the Band of Japan (BOJ) by dictating that the central bank
provide an inflation target of at least 2%, and also force them to expand their
government bond-buying program. The reason for this is clear; Japan’s debt has
ballooned to over $12 trillion, and is now 237% of their GDP...."
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