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Drop in Japan's July household spending less than expected; jobless rate at 21-year low
Published Tue, Aug 30, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Tokyo
JAPANESE household spending fell less than expected in July and the jobless rate hit a two-decade low, offering some hope for policymakers battling to pull the world's third-largest economy out of stagnation.
But with the economy barely growing and inflation sliding further away from the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) 2 per cent target, a majority of economists expect the bank to ease further next month, whe…
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