Japanese data for February.

BoP Current Account Balance for February, ¥ 2676.8bn, surplus ahead of central estimate

  • expected ¥ 2633.5B, prior ¥ 600.4B

BoP Current Account Adjusted, ¥ 1957.6bn

  • expected ¥ 1920.9B, prior ¥ 1833.0B

Trade Balance BoP Basis, ¥ 489.2bn … trade balance not so great, trade tensions impacting more than expected

  • expected ¥ 591.3B, prior ¥ -964.8B

Yen little changed.

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This data is, in a nutshell, the trade balance plus investment flows from offshore