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Japan External Trade (May) & Machinery Orders (Apr.)

The trade deficit narrowed for an eighth consecutive month in May as both import prices and volumes continued to fall. “Core” machinery orders rebounded in April, but that still points to a fall in capital spending in Q2.

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