China calls on US, Japan to fix their finances
― JAPAN: China said Saturday the failure by Washington and Tokyo to fix their fiscal problems was hurting the global economy, as it called for “bold, swift and decisive action” to reverse a slowdown. ∙ Deputy central bank governor Yi Gang warned the absence of a “credible, medium-term fiscal consolidation in some of the major advanced economies such as the United States and Japan” is unsettling for the world economy.“Uncertainties related to fiscal sustainability weigh on sentiment and [...].
