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Judging from sites on corporate information there is no indication that Studio Ghibli inc. is in any financial trouble. They even opened a new studio recently and they are still hiring staff. Not really the behavior of a firm in financial trouble. Also, since 2005, Ghibli has become an independent firm, unlike before where mother company Takuma Shoten Publishing leached of it's profits.
There are known problems in the HR department, as replacing aging directors Miyazaki and Takahata has proven difficult. This has been mentioned well before the Cut Magazine article so I guess Miyazaki's comments can be read along those lines. If Ghibli can't produce quality works according to their own standards anymore it's not worth it to continue the studio. Though it would help if we see the actual wording of the article instead of just translated quotes.
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