Analysts clash over whether or not Abenomics policies have 'failed'
Tokyo
THE question of whether or not the policies of Abenomics have failed to provide the world's third-largest economy with sufficient velocity to escape the gravitational pull of repeated recessions is expected to dominate movements in Japan's financial markets this week.
Likewise, the issue of whether the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has also failed in its attempt to lift the economy sustainably out of nearly two decades of chronic deflation is likely to influence price movements in equity and bond markets, analysts say.
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