Japan

The Japanese government is being forced to consider suspending state spending as it emerged it could run out of cash within a month.

CONTRARIAN

Asian stock markets echoed Wall Street's overnight slump as investors fretted over declining Japanese export figures.

Japan's GDP grew by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year, down from 1% in Q1, as the eurozone crisis hurt exports and domestic consumption remained subdued.

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GOLD

The chief executive of Japan's Nomura Holdings has resigned following a damaging insider trading scandal.

The euro has slipped to an 11-year low against the Japanese yen as Spanish debt woes continue to weigh on the single currency.

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M&A activity among small- and mid-cap stocks in the Japanese market could lead to a long-term rally in equities, according to JO Hambro Capital Management's Ruth Nash.