Japan's Q1 GDP contraction narrows on consumption improvement s.nikkei.com/4mOgQ3D

Christian Adams 由仁アリン Arin Yuni Even literal 'non-political' children would able to enjoy the narration I'm doing here, since what I'm writing can stand side by side with their pre-existing latent beliefs. I'm not out of touch. You are. japantoday.com/category/featu…

The two sides are both intending to chart a course toward reducing their reliance on the United States and bolstering domestic alternatives. There's a lot of work to do.

The diversification away from U.S. dollar assets will drive the strength in Asian currencies, analysts said. s.nikkei.com/4n4j0fv

There's an old saying in Schelling—I know it's in Hegel, probably in Schelling—that all great world-historical mistakes manifest, so to speak, twice. When it happens the first time it's a tragedy. And the second time? Well, it's funny if it happens again.

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Germany and Italy are facing calls to move their gold out of New York following President Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on the US Federal Reserve and increasing geopolitical turbulence. on.ft.com/45Bw6KW

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