Japan's trade data show Q2 off to a flying start

The jump in Japanese export volumes in April gets the second quarter off to a flying start. Combined with the improvement in the forward-looking survey data it looks increasingly likely that GDP will record positive quarterly growth in the second quarter (a call we first made back in February). Whether that rebound is sustained, however, is another matter.

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