The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal will be a significant boon to the Japanese, research from Societe General says, with a particular benefit to the island nation’s export industry. The boost to Japan from a trade deal comes at a needed time, as “Abenomics,” the quantitative easing-driven program driving economic success, is facing a “rocky road” ahead. With Japan’s economy potentially at a stalling point, TPP is good opportunity “to strengthen Japan’s industries” Since the 2013 launch of Japan’s easy money policy Abenomics, named after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzu Abe, “we have seen a firm and continuous expansion of…
TPP Trade Deal Benefits Japan, Says Soc Gen, But More Needed to Grow Economy
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.