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The government of Japan cuts the economic outlook in May

In its May report, the Japanese government cut its economic vision for the first time in three months in the face of the impact of the state of emergency of COVID-19.

Outstanding conclusions:

“The economy shows greater weakness in some parts, although it continued to recover amid severe conditions due to the coronavirus. “

“The government cut its assessment of the overall economy for the second time this year, after doing it also in February, which was his first downgrade in 10 months. “

“The executive he also lowered his opinion on the commercial conditionsas a rebound showed signs of stagnation. “

“Exports continued to grow moderately, while production and capital spending recovered, all unchanged from the previous month.”

Market reaction

The USD/JPY it is bouncing in sync with the US dollar as it appears to rebound at 109.00. The pair was last seen changing hands at 108.92, gaining 0.13% on the day.

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