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Japan Economics Update

Capital spending coming under pressure

Today’s sharp fall in core machinery orders for September signals a slowdown in their upward trend. Worryingly, manufacturers expect this trend to turn negative in Q4. As orders are a good indicator of private capital spending, this suggests that investment may weaken even further by the end of the year.

 

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