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🔸 US deficit for fiscal 2024 estimated at US$1.8 trillion, largest after Covid. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated on Tuesday a US federal deficit of US$1.8 trillion for fiscal 2024, the highest in the post-Covid era, as debt interest costs jumped sharply and outlays rose for Social Security, Medicare and health insurance tax credits. The estim...

【The US】
🔸 US trade deficit narrows sharply in August. The US trade deficit narrowed sharply in August as exports increased and imports fell, suggesting that trade could be a small drag on economic growth in the third quarter. The trade gap contracted 10.8 per cent to US$70.4 billion from a revised US$78.9 billion in July, the Commerce Department’s Bureau ...

Recently, the Nikkei 225 reached a post-bubble high on May 19, 2023, achieving its highest level since 1990.
In fact, as early as 2020, Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway revealed a long-term bet by acquiring slightly more than a 5% stake in Japan's main trading houses - Mitsubishi Corp., Mitsui & Co., Itochu Corp., Marubeni Corp., and Sumitomo Corp. Buffett visited Japan for the first time in 12 years in 2023, and he has since increased his stakes...