FCCJ Deep Dive Series
Trade Wars, the Dollar's Decline & What Comes Next
08:30-10:00 Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English.
Paul Sheard: Author of the Wall Street Journal bestselling book “The Power of Money.” former Harvard Senior Fellow and former vice Chairman of S&P Global.
Hung Tran (online): Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council Geoeconomics Centre
Richard Katz: Author of "The Contest for Japan’s Economic Future: Entrepreneurs versus Corporate Giants."
War has now been formally declared in global trade with US president Donald Trump's announcement of a raft of new tariffs on key trading partners. Meanwhile, along with US and other stocks, the dollar has taken a beating in financial markets. But its fall so far could be only the prelude to a longer and more severe decline of the world’s leading international transaction and reserve currency as trade wars take their toll on the global economy.
What will be the impact of these developments on trade and investment? Can the dollar’s fate be controlled by a second Plaza Accord (or “Mar a Lago” pact) of the kind used to influence the value of the currency in 1985 - or are market forces simply too strong now to allow for such official manipulation? And what might a post-dollar world look like?
Do not miss the opportunity to hear expert views on these critical questions of the day.
In-person attendance: Members 450 yen, non-members 1,650 yen (with coffee or tea, tax included). On-line attendance (via Zoom): Members free of charge, non-members 550 yen (including tax). Details on how to join online will be sent to individual emails by April 8. All participants can reserve at Reception (03-3211-3161, front@fccj.or.jp). Payment by non-members must be made in advance, by noon Tuesday, April 8. No refund is available unless the event is cancelled by the FCCJ. Member reservations cancelled less than 24 hours before the event will be charged in full.
Deep Dive Committee