A few minutes ago we got comments from Japanese finance minister Aso, here
And earlier, the Reuters Tankan
And now, here's the Trade balance for March, from the Ministry of Finance
Y 614.7bn
- expected Y 608.0bn, prior was Y 813.5bn
Trade balance (adjusted): Y 172.2bn
- expected Y172.0 bn, prior was Y 680.3bn
Exports for March y/y: 12.0% big BEAT
- expected 6.2%, prior was 11.3%
- fastest rise in exports since January of 2015
- exports to US +3.5% y/y
- to China +16.4% y/y
- to Asia +16.3% y/y
- to EU +1.4% y/y
Imports for March y/y: 15.8% and another big BEAT
- expected 10.2%, prior was 1.2%
The improvement in Japanese exports continued in March.