Economy Watchers Survey & Bank Lending (Oct.)

Japan’s Economy Watchers Survey (EWS) for October suggests that the recovery is faltering again in the fourth quarter after what we expect to have been strong (aboveconsensus) growth in GDP in the third. Bank lending also remains sluggish, although the recent trends are not quite as bad as the headline year-on-year rates imply.

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