Japan’s Economy in Emergency Set to Shrink 25%, Goldman Says

(Bloomberg) — Even with a record stimulus package, Japan’s economy is heading toward a record contraction of 25% this quarter following Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s declaration of a state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka and some other parts of the country, according to Goldman Sachs.The call to stay at
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Italy’s Rising Reputation With Investors May Get Ratings Boost

(Bloomberg) — S&P Global Ratings is set to issue its first major statement on Italy’s finances since the country’s fledgling coalition government took power, in what could provide a further boon to its sovereign debt.Italian bonds are the best performers in the euro area this year, with a 13% return
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Powell Waves Off Recession Fear While Leaving Rate Cuts on Table

(Bloomberg) — Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world embroiled in trade wars. Sign up here. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell pushed back against perceptions that the U.S. economy was tilting into a recession, while leaving the door open to further interest-rate cuts to keep
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German Industrial Recession Worsens as Trade Uncertainty Bites

(Bloomberg) — Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world embroiled in trade wars. Sign up here. German industrial production unexpectedly declined further in July as trade tensions and waning business confidence continued to weigh on global demand.Output fell 0.6% from June, missing
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UK economy shrinks for first time since 2012 as Brexit bites

LONDON — The British economy shrank in the second quarter for the first time in six and a half years as Brexit uncertainties weighed on business investment and firms reduced their stockpiling of goods after Britain was granted an extension to its departure from the European Union, official figures showed
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