As for fiscal policy, Germany continues to resist a much-needed stimulus to boost eurozone demand. And Japan seems to be intent on inflicting on itself a second, growth-retarding consumption-tax increase.
在财政政策方面，德国继续抵制提振欧元区需求所急需的刺激。而日本似乎也坚持要给自己施加第二次阻碍增长的消费税提升。