OPINION China shows why Asia’s casino bubble was always doomed Nikkei Asia William Pesek September 20, 2021 05:00 JST The house always wins. Just not in Macao, where this gaming industry maxim is being turned on its head. A plunge in casino-related stocks has analysts pointing fingers, junket operators reeling and investors taking chips off the
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THE WASHINGTON POST Opinion by William Pesek September 8, 2021 at 11:33 a.m. William Pesek is a Tokyo-based writer and author of “Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan’s Lost Decades.” Over the past decade, Japan has tried a variety of strategies to restore its economic relevance. It spent trillions of dollars jolting growth. It devalued
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Trailblazing cabinet minister Seiko Noda has hinted that she might run William Pesek NIKKEI ASIA William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of “Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan’s Lost Decades.” There is a favorite anecdote I share when describing the dismal state of Japan’s gender dynamics. It involves Sheryl Sandberg,
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Michael Lewis Should Write ‘Liar’s Poker 2’ Set In China FORBES William Pesek, Senior Contributor Observing the breakneck speed of change in China’s bond market, it’s hard to resist viewing this moment through the lens of “Liar’s Poker.” It’s been 31 years since this classic Michael Lewis tome sensationalized Wall Street. A memoir of sorts, the
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