Japan's trade data: what's the widening deficit saying?

FTC Community TeamStaff17 Sept 202699 views

Japan's trade deficit widened to ¥1.1 trillion in August as imports jumped 28% (report). Energy imports and the weak yen make the trade picture central to the yen's story.

Japan's trade data: what's the widening deficit saying? — central bank rate path diagram — A central bank's policy rate path across recent meetings

What's your read?

how the deficit fits the yen's outlook
the import drivers you're watching
how the BoJ weighs the trade picture

Japan's trade data: what's the widening deficit saying? — risk-reward diagram — A risk-reward ratio of 1 to 2

Background: trade balance explained.

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