Near-term outlook bright, but recession looms next year

Speculation about a temporary double-dip in Japan’s economy by the middle of this year is missing a much bigger threat. We still expect growth to surprise the markets on the upside for a few quarters more. But Japan could be back in outright recession in 2011, dragging the yen sharply lower too.

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