Japan fin min Aso says he does not expect trade war to be as big an economic shock as Lehman Brothers

Well, that's encouraging :-D

• Does not expect US-China trade war to immediately develop into an economic shock on the scale of the collapse of Lehman Brothers
• Does not expect the US-China trade ware will be resolved easily either.

More pertinently from Mr. A:

• maintains his view the sales tax will be raised as planned
• right now no plans for additional fiscal spending