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BOJ to raise policy rate; Exit from negative Interest rates Japan's central bank to hike rates for first time in 17 years... -0.1% → 0-0.1% expected The BoJ is raising its benchmark interest rate for the first time in 17 years, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported. The central bank had been holding the benchmark rate at a negative rate (-0.10%), but with Japan also seeing inflation, it's likely to keep the benchmark rate at a positive rate. BOJ to raise policy rate; Exit from negative Interest rates USD/JPY; stockcharts.com Day 18, BOJ; rate hike expected 19-20, U.S. Fed; FOMC meeting ... expected to keep rates unchanged, watch for comments on when to cut rates While the Japanese central bank's rate hike is expected to strengthen the Japanese yen, the U.S. Federal Reserve's delayed rate cut is expected to have less of an impact on the Japanese yen, as the U.S. dollar strengthens. In the meantime, Japan has controlled interest rates below 1% for 10-year government bond

Shipbuilding: US-China Hegemonic Competition, Economic-Security Strategy Wartime manufacturing supply chain? Nations that conquer the seas have historically dominated the world, and those that lose them have fallen from grace. A nation's shipbuilding and shipping industries were key to its global hegemony, and therefore key to its national security. China dominates both the global shipbuilding and shipping industries, and the United States is losing its shipbuilding and shipping competitiveness due to high labor costs and a declining ability to trade goods. On March 12, several unions, including the United Steelworkers of America, asked the administration for trade relief and state aid for the shipbuilding industry, arguing that China is distorting global markets in the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding industries. Shipbuilding: US-China hegemonic competition, Economic-Security Strategy World No. 1 (1975) U.S. shipbuilding ranks 19th in the world ... builds less than 1% of the

Singapore to buy F-35A Jets : F-35, Best-Selling over F-16 F-35 orders nearly 2,500 worldwide...will be more competitive on price Singapore Air Force has ordered eight F-35A fighters, which are expected to be delivered and operational around 2030. This will bring Singapore's total F-35 fleet to 20 fighters, including the F-35A and F-35B. Source. Ng Eng Hen; X Singapore is a country in Southeast Asia, neighboring Malaysia and Indonesia. While it is recognized as a neutral country, it is also considered to be a pro-Western country with a developed financial capitalism. In the past, US President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have met in Singapore because it is a neutral country and is relatively familiar to both the US and North Korea. A fully neutral foreign and security policy requires a strong military presence. Singapore has a stable economy and a quality military. Due to its relatively small landmass, it has established defense strategy concepts such as the so-called