The advance reading is here:
Japan Q2 GDP +0.8% q/q (vs. +0.5% expected)
The updated result has trimmed growth back a little:
Buried in the details is a little further discouragement. The contribution from domestic demand was trimmed to +0.8%q/q vs. the +0.9% in the preliminary release:
private consumption similarly trimmed, +0.9% q/q vs. +1.0% in the prelim.
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USD/JPY is a touch higher around 142.74
This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.
