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Japan Trade Balance

Latest Release

Mar 18, 2025

Actual

584.5B

Forecast

722.8B

-2,736.6B

The Trade Balance measures the difference in value between imported and exported goods and services over the reported period. A positive number indicates that more goods and services were exported than imported.
A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the JPY , while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the JPY Anyways.

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Currency: JPY

Source: Ministry of Finance Japan

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Apr 16, 2025 (Mar)	19:50			590.5B
Mar 18, 2025 (Feb)	19:50	584.5B	722.8B	-2,736.6B
Feb 18, 2025 (Jan)	19:50	-2,758.8B	-2,100.0B	132.5B
Jan 22, 2025 (Dec)	19:50	130.9B	-55.0B	-110.3B
Dec 17, 2024 (Nov)	19:50	-117.6B	-688.9B	-462.1B
Nov 19, 2024 (Oct)	19:50	-461.2B	-360.4B	-294.1B

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Investing.com-- Asian stocks kept to a tight range on Wednesday, with Chinese markets retreating from a stimulus and technology-driven rally, while Japanese shares retained their gains after the Bank...

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Investing.com-- Japan’s trade balance grew less than expected in February as the country’s key exports, while growing sharply from last year, still missed expectations amid heightened concerns over...

Japan trade balance shrinks more than expected in Jan as imports spike By Investing.com - Feb 18, 2025

Investing.com-- Japan clocked a bigger-than-expected trade deficit in January as improving domestic demand and a stronger yen sparked an outsized surge in imports, while export growth also slightly...

Analysis

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These guys r bleeding money

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buy USD now.. then later buy back JPY

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