Japan’s economy shrank by -0.2% qoq in Q1, marking its first contraction in a year and falling short of the -0.1% qoq consensus. On an annualized basis, GDP contracted by -0.7%, a sharp disappointment compared to expectations for -0.2%. The weakness was largely driven by external demand, which subtracted -0.8 percentage points from growth as […]

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