Japan Q3 Gdp

Japan slipped into its fourth technical recession in five years between July and September - spotlighting how the government's "Abenomics" policies have struggled to drag the economy out of chronic stagnation.

Worries about the Chinese economy rose after China's government depreciated its yuan currency in August, triggering concerns about a slower pace of growth in the world's number two economy.

The 0.5 per cent expansion in July-September compares with the median estimate for a 0.4 per cent increase and followed 0.9 per cent growth in April-June, data showed on Thursday.

Japan slipped into its fourth technical recession in five years between July and September - spotlighting how the government's "Abenomics" policies have struggled to drag the economy out of chronic stagnation.

Worries about the Chinese economy rose after China's government depreciated its yuan currency in August, triggering concerns about a slower pace of growth in the world's number two economy.

The 0.5 per cent expansion in July-September compares with the median estimate for a 0.4 per cent increase and followed 0.9 per cent growth in April-June, data showed on Thursday.