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Japan’s Economy in Emergency Set to Shrink 25%, Goldman Says

(Bloomberg) — Even with a record stimulus package, Japan’s economy is heading toward a record contraction of 25% this quarter following Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s declaration of a state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka and some other parts of the country, according to Goldman Sachs.The call to stay at
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Japan Not Yet Ready to Declare Virus Emergency, Abe Says

(Bloomberg) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the country can hold off for now on declaring an emergency over the coronavirus pandemic despite an increase in infections that has raised worries of an explosive spread of the disease.Abe told parliament Thursday he will work with local governments
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Coronavirus live updates: Japan unveils $4 billion coronavirus package

Japan has unveiled a second package of measures worth about $4 billion in spending to cope with the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, Reuters reported
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Japan’s economy shrinks at fastest pace in 6 years, virus clouds outlook

Gross domestic product (GDP) fell an annualized 6.3% in the October-December period, faster than a median market forecast for a 3.7% contraction, data released by the government showed on Monday.
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Moody’s Downgrades Hong Kong for ‘Inertia’ Over Protests

(Bloomberg) — Moody’s Investors Service lowered Hong Kong’s rating as a long-term issuer of debt by one notch on Monday, just months after Fitch Ratings took a similar action amid political protests.Moody’s cited a degree of “inertia” characterizing the legislative and executive branches of government
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Bank of Japan Leaves Rates Unchanged, Raises Growth Forecasts

(Bloomberg) — Haruhiko Kuroda trod a cautious line on the economy Tuesday despite the Bank of Japan’s stronger growth forecasts, in remarks likely aimed at pushing back early speculation that the central bank’s next move will be to start normalizing policy.Speaking after the BOJ left its interest rate
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Japanification the Scourge Threatening to Go Global in 2020 – Bloomberg

First it was Japan. Then Europe. Now investors are scanning the world for the next outbreak of stagnant inflation and tumbling yields.
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Record-Low 0.0000000091% Yield on Japan Bond Shows BOJ Effect

(Bloomberg) — Japan’s corporate debt market has marked a milestone with a record-low 0.0000000091% yield.The landmark bond sale from a Toyota Motor Corp. unit highlights how the Bank of Japan’s ultra-low rate policy is distorting the market: not just by guiding rates to new lows but also by creating
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Japan Inflation Hovers at Two-Year Low as BOJ Easing Talk Grows

(Bloomberg) — Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world embroiled in trade wars. Sign up here. Japan’s key consumer prices continued to rise at the same pace in July, amid increasing speculation that the Bank of Japan may ramp up its stimulus as early as next month.Prices excluding
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