A slew of data in the coming week will provide a check-up on the health of the Japanese economy as we approach the end of the first quarter. Surveys of consumer and business confidence show no sign that the Prime Minister Abe’s honeymoon period is waning, but the hard data – particularly on employment and industrial output – are developing a nasty habit of falling short of high expectations.
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