The gold rush: Japan's economy set to put on an Olympian performance

Recovery off the starting blocks as world falls behind

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During the first few weeks of 2020, as the sporting world was looking forward to the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, there was also a sense of expectation among investors of a broad, sustained pick up in global economic activity after fears of a China-US trade war proved unfounded.

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