- Japan's economy dodged a recession last quarter as gains in government and consumer spending compensated for a slide in business investment.
- Gross domestic product expanded by an annualized 1.7%, exceeding all forecasts and recording the nation's fastest pace of growth in a year.
- What's next for Japanese monetary policy? Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is widely expected to announce new fiscal stimulus during the G7 Summit this month as part of his "Abenomics 2.0" program.
- Nikkei flat at 16,646.
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