The second estimate of Japan’s Q4 GDP, due on Friday (8th), is likely to show that the economy was not quite as weak as initially thought at the end of last year. In fact, there is a good chance that output increased fractionally. More timely data suggest that conditions have continued to improve at the start of 2013, albeit from a low starting point. Meanwhile, business and consumer sentiment continues to strengthen, with the outlook on some measures the rosiest in years.
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