Some updates on Japanese Economic Data

Some time ago I presented my bearish case on the Japanese economy

Yes, the earthquake + tsunami + ongoing nuclear issue have made things worse short term, but some people believe that in economic terms the future now looks brighter because the necessary reconstruction efforts will help the japanese.

I strongly disagree.

Some economic indicators haven't really recovered from pre-crisis levels and now, with this new hit, it will be even harder.

So a few updates of high-frequency data below...

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