Japan Q2 Gdp

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  Japan's Economic Growth Fizzles Out In Second Quarter

  On an annualised basis, the economy expanded by a slight 0.2 percent, well off expectations for 0.7 percent growth.

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  Japan Q2 GDP Shrinks Less Than Expected on Inventory Gains

  Analysts expect any rebound in July-September growth to be feeble as factory output unexpectedly fell in July and China's slowdown dampened prospects for a solid recovery in exports.

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  Japan Economy Shrinks in Q2 in Setback for 'Abenomics'

  Japan's economy shrank at an annualised pace of 1.6 per cent in April-June as exports slumped and consumers cut back spending, adding pressure on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to step up his policy drive to lift the economy out of decades of deflation.

• Japan Export Slowdown Could Weigh on Q2 GDP Growth

  Japan's export growth slowed for a second straight month in May, with weak external demand now threatening to erode economic growth in the current quarter.

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  Revised Data Show Japan Q2 GDP Shrank More Than Expected

  The revised contraction was the biggest since January-March 2009, when the global financial crisis hit Japan's exports and factory output, keeping policymakers under pressure to expand fiscal and monetary stimulus should the economy fail to recover from the disruption of the April tax hike.

• Japan in recession after Q2 growth revised down

  Japan's economy is technically in recession after authorities said revised figures for the April-June quarter showed the economy shrank for two straight quarters.

• Asian shares steady before US, euro zone data

  Markets are now eyeing the euro zone's Q2 GDP and US retail sales and consumer prices due later in the day.