Japan April core machinery orders surge, exports beat also

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<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">Japan April core machinery orders +8.7% m/m</p><ul><li> exp +0.9%, prev -9.4%</li></ul><p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">+15.6% y/y</p><ul><li> exp +9.3%, prev +5.9%</li></ul><p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">Japan May trade balance -¥378.7B</p><ul><li> exp -¥564.6B, prev +¥301.9B</li></ul><p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">Japan May exports +17.0% y/y</p><ul><li> exp +16.2%, prev +14.8%</li></ul><p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">To EU +14.5% y/y — to Asia +19.5% y/y — to US +12.5% y/y — to China +17.9% y/y</p><p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">Japan May imports +12.5% y/y</p><ul><li> exp +12.8%, prev +9.7%</li></ul><p>I'll have more to come on this separately </p> This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.