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Under the Banyan Tree by HSBC Global Research

Anomaly economy: Japan

Fred Neumann is joined by Asia Economist Jun Takazawa to discuss what makes Japan's economy unique, from counter-cyclical interest rates to demographics and a changing psychology on inflation.


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