DatawatchFrom wine to Chinese medicine, risk of bubbles rises globally
Indicators show overheating potential higher than dot-com bubble or financial crisis
Speculative money is pouring into cryptocurrencies and auctions of luxury goods. (Source photo by Reuters)
SATORU NIHEI, YUSHO CHO and TASUYA GOTO, Nikkei staff writers
TOKYO/SHANGHAI/NEW YORK -- Governments and central banks around the world continue to implement unprecedented fiscal stimulus measures and monetary easing to prevent an economic crisis arising from the pandemic -- to the point that investors and analysts are now starting to spot signs of asset bubbles.