Japan’s Economy Plunges Into Recession – Is the Negative Interest Rate Policy Doomed?
TOKYO, Japan – Japan’s economy has unexpectedly fallen into a recession after experiencing a second consecutive quarter of contraction, primarily due to weak domestic demand. This unexpected downturn has led some central bank observers to revise their predictions on when the country’s negative interest rate policy might come to an end. The country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) shrank at an annualized rate of 0.4% in the final three months of last year, following a revised …