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Japan is a leading indicator of what may occur in the West, says Stephen King, chief economist at HSBC Group. He tells CNBC’s Sri Jegarajah, Karen Tso & Bernard Lo that the country’s difficulties with deflation & debt are precisely the issues that are arising in Europe & the U.S. now.
Expect a slowdown in Asian exports going forward, cautions Nizam Idris, emerging markets strategist at UBS. He tells CNBC’s Karen Tso & Sri Jegarajah why. Idris also offers his take on how this will impact the region’s currencies.
For the yen to weaken against the dollar, the U.S. economy would need to look a little bit better, says Sean Callow, senior currency strategist at Westpac Bank. He talks currencies, with Markus Rosgen of Citi & CNBC’s Karen Tso
The BoJ is unlikely to launch a powerful currency intervention following its emergency meeting today, believes Robert Minikin, senior FX strategist at Standard Chartered Bank. He explains why to CNBC’s Bernard Lo