Growth to remain sluggish over medium term

We expect Japan’s GDP growth rate to average under 1% over coming years, too slow for the Bank of Japan to take its foot off the monetary pedal any time soon. For financial markets, this is likely to translate into further yen weakness and equity gains.

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