Japan's SOFTBANK Stock Plunges Ten Percent+ at Market Open

Date: November 20, 2025

Source: Hal Turner

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SOFTBANK in Japan is the largest Venture Capital Firm in the world, with a market Capitalization of about $182 Billion.  When the stock markets opened in Tokyo tonight, SOFTBANK plunged over ten percent!

The stock is presently holding at that level, but the trading day is young in Tokyo.

There is considerable turmoil in Japanese financial markets as a result of inflation in the country, and the government's 263% Debt-to-GDP level.

The government announced a new economic stimulus program yesterday, and they will have to go further into debt to give that Stimulus to their citizens.

The new debt forced 20 year and 40 year government bonds to increase yields to their highest rates ever.  All of it new, expensive, debt.

But the new economic stimulus will only cover the inflation caused by last year's economic stimulus.  So when this economic stimulus takes place, Japan will have formally entered a hopeless economic downturn; issuing more and more debt, to offset the higher inflation, all caused by issuing more and more debt . . . . until the country collapses.

Over many years, very many sources told me (and maybe you too) that when the economic collapse comes, "it will start in Japan (Asia)" which will then take out some banks in Europe, and then a week or two after Europe, the US will get slammed, which takes out everyone else.

What is taking place yesterday and today in Japan, is dangerous for all of us, everywhere.

The world is inextricably-intertwined.  A crisis anywhere can become a crisis EVERYWHERE within hours.

Pay very close attention to what is taking place in Japan, and then in Europe. 

Personally, I don't think we make it to Christmas before it all goes to hell.