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Abenomics in Japan has been a roaring success, and should not be seen as just a quick fix 'sugar high' for markets, according to Neptune's CEO Robin Geffen and chief economist James Dowey.

Key drivers for 2015

The Shanghai stock market rebounded while the Japanese yen strengthened against the US dollar on the news the Bank of Japan will keep its asset buying programme unchanged.

Hideto Yamamoto, chief executive officer & chief investment officer at DIAM International, explores what Japan needs to do if the Topix is to pass 1,800 for the first time since 2007

In 2014, Japan unleashed a radical stimulus package, fell back into technical recession, and saw a tentative economic recovery stalled by a dramatic sales tax increase.

Warren Hyland, lead portfolio manager of the Muzinich Emerging Market Short Duration fund, analyses the performance of emerging market debt and prospects for 2015.

Japan's economy shrank more than initially estimated in the third quarter of 2014, according to revised gross domestic product (GDP) figures.

Beware currency wars in 2015

It has been a turbulent couple of months for policy makers in Japan.

What ails Japan?