Japan top health advisor says might need to discuss further curbs on movement of people 0 (0)

Japan may look to take further steps to curb the virus spread
This comes after state of emergency measures were announced for four other prefectures (Chiba, Saitama, Kanagawa, Osaka) and the one in Tokyo being extended through to 31 August earlier today . A snapshot of the cases in Japan:

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Eurozone Q2 preliminary GDP +2.0% vs +1.5% q/q expected 0 (0)

Latest data released by Destatis – 30 July 2021
– -0.3%
– GDP +13.7% y/y
– Prior -1.3%
A solid beat sees the euro area economy bounce back after a more subdued Q1, helped by looser virus restrictions in general. Demand conditions returned strongly and was a key contributor to the rebound in economic activity.

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