How Japan Dealt With Their Debt Problem

Monetary Policy & Currency Devaluation - Japan printed money to buy bonds, maintaining lower interest rates (3% lower than the US) [1] - Japan devalued its currency by an average of 4% [1] Investment Losses & Economic Impact - Japanese bonds lost 45% relative to US bonds and 60% relative to gold [2] - Japanese workers' monthly earnings decreased from $3,500 to $2,500 (in dollar terms) [2] - Japanese workers' monthly earnings decreased from 13 ounces to 1 ounce of gold equivalent [2] - Investors holding yen-denominated bonds or currency against the dollar would be down approximately 84% [3] Book Promotion - A new book titled "How countries go broke the big cycle" is releasing on June 3rd [3]