Japan March preliminary PMIs: Manufacturing 48.2 (prior 47.2) Services 54.9 (prior 52.9)

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Japan's draft economic blueprint targets real growth above 1% and nominal growth above 3%, with $2.29 trillion in investment through 2040, while urging the BOJ to keep policy aligned with the government's growth drive.

China's commerce ministry added 20 Japanese entities to its dual-use export control list, including the National Institute for Defense Studies and units of Mitsubishi, Komatsu and Fujitsu, citing Japan's remilitarisation and nuclear ambitions.