Anthony Rowley

A “perfect storm in the making” sounds more like a sensational newspaper headline than an alert from a quasi-official group of financial experts, and

The favourite to become Britain's next prime minister is the latest figure promoting greater state control of important national assets

Stock indices are “beacons of light” in an investment universe that is becoming increasingly complex and difficult to na...

After decades of hollowing out their manufacturing bases, Western and Japanese policymakers can and should do more than bewail China's rise

Is Japan a good investment for asset managers at a time when so much uncertainty surrounds the yen and Tokyo stock prices, and their future direction?

While economies linked to hi-tech supply chains may perform well, unequal outcomes and economic instability still loom for much of the world

Successive Japanese governments have spent decades building financial infrastructure that other Asian countries can emulate

Japan’s GPIF and NISA are among the alternative sources of financing the Japanese government may tap to finance hefty spending on AI, semiconductors and defence as the Bank of Japan cuts back on purchases of government bonds.

Costs are mounting from the damage caused by extreme weather on roads, railways, bridges and other basic infrastructure

Governments trying to pick winners is a futile pursuit in a fragmented world that needs a coordinated global development strategy