Japan hit by fall in factory output

If this email is not displayed correctly, please click on the following link or open your browser and paste the link into the address field: http://view.ed4.net/v/5F39HH/87FCO2/7U1AHQ/40S17Y/   Breaking news Friday March 29 2013 Breaking News   Japan hit by fall in factory output The challenge facing Japan's new leadership in escaping from economic stagnation and deflation was underscored on Friday as data showed further declines in consumer prices and an unexpected contraction in factory output. Core consumer prices fell 0.3 per cent in February compared with a year earlier, suggesting the Bank of Japan and its new governor, Haruhiko Kuroda, will need to ease policy aggressively if it hopes to meet a goal of generating 2 per cent inflation in two years. http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/6ADRC1/ZBYFC4/30TIS3/MJ0IIT/36/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=28 Tools Your account    Portfolio Email Briefings    Price alerts Keyword alerts    RSS feeds Subscribe to FT.com     © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. FT.com Change Briefings  •   Unsubscribe  •   Change Email Address  •   Forward this email to a friend  •   Privacy Policy  •   About Us  •   Help This email was sent by or on behalf of a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723..