Japan
Japan's -0.1% industrial production dip disappoints analysts
It did not hit market expectations.
Here's why Japan's trade deficit will persist in 2013
February figures hit a new record high of JPY 1.1trn.
Japanese mega-banks still lead in liquidity
But they're vulnerable to interest-rate risk.
UBS lowers Japan GDP growth forecast to 1%
Revised lower as 4Q12 data disappointed.
Japan's headline inflation to rise 0.5%
Will the government cut rates soon?
Japan must brace itself for JPY 100-200b deficit
And trade balance is no better picture.
Japan retail sales remained sluggish in December
Adds fuel to Q4 contraction forecasts.
Japan facing uphill battle against stubborn deflation: BBVA
Deflation should ease by 2014.
Japan's current account deficit to sharply plunge to JPY17.1b
Thanks to trade surplus diving by JPY400b.
The flip side to Japan's brewing JPY12trn fiscal stimulus
Yen exchange rates will suffer.
Japan's Nikkei 225 up 2.8%
The weaker yen has driven Japanese equities.
Recovery awaits Japan in 1H13
The newly elected government is calling for bolder quantitative easing moves.
Japan’s economic growth likely to slip from 2.0% to 1.6% in 2013
Australia’s likely to suffer the same fate.
With Q3 contraction, Japan economy plunges to technical recession
Downward GDP revisions result in consecutive negative growths.
Japan rolls out new $10.7b stimulus package
Stimulus aimed to counter possible Q4 recession.
Japan retail sales suffer biggest decline in 11 months
-1.2% yoy dip worse than expected.
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