While the hike to Japan’s sales tax means its economy will probably contract in Q4, we suspect that the impact on bonds and equities there will be fairly small. However, we still think that Japan’s stock market will fall by the end of this year, as waning global risk appetite weighs heavily on stock markets worldwide.
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