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'This market offers no extreme outliers'

Are people in Japan convinced deflation is really over?

JAPAN

Saxo Bank has published a list of ten 'outrageous predictions' which could play out in 2014 and impact global investment markets.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

JAPAN

The Nikkei endured further sharp losses on Thursday, entering a bear market as investors sold Japanese shares ahead of an expected tapering of QE by the US Federal Reserve.

Japanese shares have clawed back some of their losses after falling more than 7% yesterday in a dramatic trading session.

The Japanese economy grew faster than any other G7 country in the first quarter of the year, reflecting the benefit of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's expansionary policies.

Japan's benchmark index has broken through the 15,000 barrier for the first time since 2008 as investors continue to cheer policymakers' efforts to weaken the yen.