With a comprehensive comparison of the fascinating boom and bust cycles
of the two nations, Twins in Denial details how American policymakers have continuously failed to learn these crucial lessons from Japan.
But how can two countries as dissimilar as Japan and the U.S. share the same economic fate? The answer lies in one persistently overlooked commonality: Demographics. By comparing the astounding demographic similarities between these two nations, Twins in Denial demonstrates clearly why the U.S. is shadowing Japan and what consequences this disturbing parallel will have for America’s economic and financial future.
Thomas Signer spent a decade on trading floors and in investment banking cubicles at Nomura Securities and at Morgan Stanley.
He sold Japanese shares to Swiss investors at Nomura in Zurich in the heydays of the late 80s, received training in Tokyo,…View more.
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