The Bank of Japan left policy on hold today, as universally expected, while the accompanying statement lent heavily on hopes of a strong recovery in the rest of the world. The problems at home were underlined by the expenditure breakdown released today alongside the all industry activity index for October: consumer spending is on track to fall by as much as 1% q/q in the fourth quarter, while investment is flat-lining.
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