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Economist Steve Hanke discusses the financial landscape of 2025, including Japan's rate hikes and political shifts in America.

Economist Steve Hanke returns to The Jay Martin Show to break down the most notable financial headlines of 2025. From Japan’s shocking rate hikes to Trump’s interventionist second term and America’s new industrial policy. They cut through the noise to explain which policy shifts actually matter for investors heading into 2026. Join us LIVE at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference on January 25 & 26. Tickets: https://VRICMedia.com Learn to invest alongside the top minds in commodities. Join The Commodity University today. CLICK: https://linkly.link/26yH8 Sign up for my free weekly newsletter at https://2ly.link/211gx Be part of our online investment community: https://cambridgehouse.com https://twitter.com/JayMartinBC https://www.instagram.com/jaymartinbc https://www.facebook.com/TheJayMartinShow https://www.linkedin.com/company/cambridge-house-international 00:00 – Why Japan Is Raising Rates While the World Cuts 03:30 – The Yen Carry Trade and Risks to U.S. Markets 08:10 – Are Demographics Really Japan’s Core Problem? 10:40 – 2025’s Biggest Political Shifts: Trump, Trudeau, Carney 15:25 – Tariffs, Liberation Day, and Market Reactions 18:25 – Do Trade Deficits Actually…

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