Pandemic to depress Japan consumer prices, batter exports - Reuters poll
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's consumer prices are expected to fall in April for the first time in more than three years and exports likely mark their biggest drop in more than a decade, a Reuters poll showed, as the coronavirus pandemic inflicts deeper pain on the economy.The bleak data will underscore the challenge Japanese policymakers face in balancing the need to contain the virus, and restarting parts of the economy that is already on the cusp of a deep recession.The nationwide core consumer..