I find Bladerunner 2049 frustrating, because I *almost* love it. The characters, themes, acting, and the overall plot structure are great, imo. However, villains give melodramatic exposition monologues, villains leave heroes alive for no reason other than the plot needs them to, important things are left thinly guarded for no reason other than the plot needs the heroes or villains to easily get at them, etc. In other words, there are distracting writing/execution issues in what could otherwise be a masterpiece. The first time I watched it, I didn't love it. It did stick with me though; I think about it sometimes, for years afterward. And watching it a second time I appreciated it more, but still was frustrated by the same things. What does everyone else feel about it?

It was around autumn 2012 that Japan ramped up its central bank balance sheet dramatically. Notably, that's also when their GDP peaked in dollar terms, and their stock market had its generational bottom. Japan serves as an example that what's going on economically can be very different than the stock market.