Japan's GDP shrank for the first time in six quarters, with a decline smaller than expected, and the 10-year Japanese government bond yield hit a seventeen-year high.
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Due to weak domestic demand and the impact of US tariffs, Japan's economy contracted in the third quarter, but the contraction was less severe than economists had generally expected, mainly thanks to stable corporate capital expenditure offsetting sluggish private consumption. This report highlights the fragility of Japan'