Japanese data released, wihtou much impact on yen.
BoP Current Account (preliminary) Balance for March Y 2847.9bn
- expected ¥ 3020.0B, prior ¥ 2676.8B
BoP Current Account Adjusted Y 1271bn
- expected ¥ 1719.7B, prior ¥ 1957.6B
Trade Balance BoP Basis Y 700.1bn
- expected ¥ 839.5B, prior ¥ 489.2B
The current account data showed record purchases of French government (sovereign) bands during March. Japanese were net sellers of US bonds (largest since May of last year).
Also ...
Bank Lending excluding trusts April, 2.5% y/y
- prior 2.5%
Bank Lending including trusts 2.4% y/y
- prior 2.3% (revised from 2.4% )
