Data from Japan

BoP Current Account Balance for June, ¥ 1211.2bn

  • expected ¥ 1148.8B, prior ¥ 1594.8B

BoP Current Account Adjusted, ¥ 1941.9bn

  • expected ¥ 1739.8B, prior ¥ 1305.7B

Trade Balance BoP Basis, ¥ 759.3bn

  • expected ¥ 691.4B, prior ¥ -650.9B

Also, bank lending for July

  • excluding trusts +2.5% y/y (prior 2.3%)
  • including trusts +2.3% y/y (prior 2.3%)

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Some of the factors impacting on Japan (in case you've been on holidays or something ;-) :

  • cooling global demand
  • trade tensions (negative for exports - Japan's exports have fallen for seven straight months, date to June)
  • domestic demand is offsetting some of the external negatives)