Japan's household spending to slump in Feb as virus hits demand - Reuters poll
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's household spending likely fell for the fifth straight month in February, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, adding to growing signs of the pain the coronavirus pandemic is inflicting on an economy already on the cusp of recession.Machinery orders, a leading indicator of capital expenditure, are also expected to have slumped in February, suggesting the world's third-largest economy is losing support from domestic demand before exports recover from the hit from last year's..