Title: Japan's Economy: Abenomics, Effect on U.S.
Headings: Japan's Economy, Abenomics, and Impact on U.S. Economy
Japan's Economy, Abenomics, and Impact on U.S. Economy
7 Reason's Japan's Economy Is Stuck
Trade
What's Wrong With Japan's Economy?
7 Characteristics of Japan's Economy
Japan's Lost Decade
The Tsunami and Fukushima Disaster
Abenomics Tried to Fix the Problems
Expansive Monetary Policy
Expansive Fiscal Policy
Structural Reforms
How Japan Affects the U.S. Economy
The Bottom Line
Article Sources

Content: Currently, Japan's central bank owns $4.5 trillion in government bonds, roughly half the total. 9 The bank’s discount rate is just 0.3%, and it promises to keep rates low. 10 As a result, people expect low rates and falling prices, which reinforces Japan’s deflationary environment. The expectation means that every time prices rise, consumers stop buying. They just wait for prices to drop again. Businesses can't raise prices or hire new workers. Employees don't get raises, so they just keep saving. Just look at Japan to see why a little inflation is a good thing . The Bank wants to keep the value of the yen low, but the yen carry trade keeps raising it. Even when the dollar's value soared 15% in 2014, it didn't increase the price of imports.