With potential growth near zero, the occasional quarter of negative GDP growth in Japan is notaltogether surprising or necessarily a disaster. However, the point of the Bank of Japan’s aggressivemonetary stimulus is to lift growth above its sustainable rate. We shouldn’t therefore downplay therecent slowdown in economic activity. Indeed, it adds to pressure for policymakers to do more.
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