InvestmentsTop Global NewsMarketsReal Estate Japan’s first quarter GDP likely slipped back into decline as new COVID curbs hit: Reuters poll By financialnews_rlv83x - May 10, 2021 0 111 Japan’s economy likely shrank in the first quarter as the hit to consumption from coronavirus curbs offset the boost from robust global demand, a Reuters poll showed, highlighting the country’s slow recovery from a pandemic-induced slump.