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Published in TZ Latest News 16 August, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff

Japan economy shrinks in second-quarter in setback for ‘Abenomics’

Japan’s economy shrank at an annualized pace of 1.6 percent in April-June as exports slumped and consumers cut back on spending, a bad omen for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s policy drive to lift the economy out of decades of deflation. The gloomy data adds to signs that Japan’s economy is at a standstill and may rekindle market expectations that the Bank of Japan will expand monetary stimulus later this year.