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GDP forecasts refreshed

We have nudged up our forecast for Japanese GDP in 2011 but continue to expect a full year

recession with the economy contracting by 1.2%

. While the initial recovery from March’s disaster

has been stronger than we expected, momentum is already fading and Q3 is likely to be weaker

than most people anticipate.

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