BoP Current Account Balance for March: ¥ 116.4Bn
- expected ¥ 347.7B, prior ¥ 612.7B
Comes in at an (unadjusted) surplus of Y 116.4bn
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Adjusted BoP Current Account for March: ¥ -782.9Bn
- expected ¥ -545.8B, prior ¥ -41.4B
Trade Balance BoP Basis March: ¥ -1133.6Bn
- expected ¥ -1125.4B, prior ¥ -533.4B
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Bank Lending excluding trusts April, +2.2% y/y
- prior 2.3%
Bank Lending including trusts April, +2.1% y/y
- prior 2.1%
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Yen says … “Zzzzzzz …” (though, to be fair, so does everything else so far today)
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Added – Bloomberg report:
- Japan’s current-account surplus narrowed more than forecast in March as a surge in imports before last month’s sales-tax increase trimmed gains from overseas investments.
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