Economic aftershocks: 4 big repercussions

Economic aftershocks: 4 big repercussions

from Shadow Government by Phil Levy

A calamity like Japan's massive 9.0 earthquake last week is certain to rock Japan's economy and, in turn, global commerce. There is no good way to put a number on this coming shock, though one early assessment was the fall of more than six percent in Japan's Nikkei stock market index on Monday.
Instead, we can sound a general alarm and suggest where the impacts are most likely to appear. Here are four broad areas likely to see significant repercussions: