Japan’s gross domestic product expanded a seasonally adjusted 0.5 percent on quarter in the first quarter of 2026, the Cabinet Office said in Tuesday’s preliminary reading.That beat expectations for a gain of 0.4 percent and was up from the downwardly revised 0.2 percent increase in the three months prior (originally 0.3 percent).On a yearly basis, GDP was up 2.1 percent – again topping forecasts …
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