BoP Current Account Balance for November, ¥ 433.0B
- expected ¥ 139.5B, prior ¥ 833.4B
BoP Current Account Adjusted for November: ¥ 914.5B
- expected ¥ 692.5B, prior ¥ 947.0B
Trade Balance BoP Basis November: ¥ -636.8B
- expected ¥ -734.0B, prior ¥ -766.6B
Bank Lending excluding trusts December, +2.7% y/y
- prior +2.8%
Bank Lending including trusts December +2.6% y/y
- prior +2.7%
more to come
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USD/JPY down a few pips …. not much in it as I type
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More added:
- Fifth consecutive surplus
- Analysts citing weak yen boosting the value of overseas investment income, helping to offset a goods trade deficit (balance of trade in goods and services has been in deficit for nearly 1.5 years)
