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Japan PM Abe: Decided to delay sales tax increase by 2.5 years
Hats off to Abe - this is the most widely telegraphed decision EVER! Yen unmoving ... of course Bloomberg with the headline More from Bloomberg: • Abe has announced his decision to the LDP • Says he will explain the decision to the Japanese people • To speak at a press conference at 6pm Tokyo time (0900GMT) - Meanwhile, ex-BOJ board member Sayuri Shirai is on the wires too.