BVTV: Can Abe make Japan great again?

By Pierre Chartres

Having eventually emerged from the shadow of its lost decades, Japan is currently enjoying its second-longest economic expansion since World War II, having grown for seven successive quarters. John Lothian, deputy fund manager on M&G’s Japanese equity portfolios, joined me this morning to discuss the outlook for the BoJ and what the positive macro-outlook means for Japanese asset prices.

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Pierre Chartres

Job Title: Investment Director

Specialist Subjects: Macro economics and European credit

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