The June activity and spending data cemented our view that Japan’s economy shrank last quarter.While business surveys point to a rebound in Q3, growth will likely remain too slow to create strong price pressures. We stick to our forecast that the Bank of Japan will step up the pace ofeasing at the end of October.
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