When the yen began falling sharply in late 2012, menaced by the threat of devaluation from Shinzo Abe, the soon-to-be prime minister, it made imports more expensive and dragged an already sizeable trade deficit more deeply into negative territory. That …

Thus the government was unanimously urged towards last month's devaluation by the full chorus of orthodox economists in order to save the competitive health of industry in general and regional economies in particular. And quite rightly too but it is …

… a “robust discussion” on global imbalances. In a slant at big exporter, China, a Treasury official called on countries with “current-account surpluses” to focus on domestic growth and refrain from competitive currency devaluation, Bloomberg news …

TOWN OF WAWAYANDA, NY — A company called Competitive Power Ventures Valley (CPV Valley) is seeking to build a gas-fired power plant that will generate enough power to supply more than 650,000 homes and provide what the company calls “a … on …

Most countries, when they need to adjust economically, see a drop in their currencies, making their products more competitive. Greece didn't have the luxury to do that, since it doesn't control its own currency, and thus it had to undergo the much more …

On the competitive front, competitors' pursuit of market share continued throughout the year. …. This was due to a higher depreciation and amortization expense (2.6pp) and other cost items (1.4pp), as opposed to the decrease in interconnect costs (2 …

Argentina devalued its peso 19 percent in January to help make exports more competitive and stem the biggest plunge in foreign reserves since 2002. Argentina's default 12 years ago deepened an economic crisis in Uruguay that led to the country's own …

“We believe carry-trade driven emerging market asset prices remain at risk, are a global deflationary threat, could drive defensive asset bids, and competitive devaluations,” they said. Mr. Basinger agrees flare-ups could occur throughout this year as …

Although it might seem a world away from the competitive dynamics of a vibrant ICT sector, patent trolls are shaping the way consumers access services, the technologies they can use and the prices they pay. Patent trolls enforce patents – simple, but …