Japan posted a merchandise trade surplus of 301.9 billion yen in April, the Ministry of Finance said on Thursday.That blew away forecasts for a deficit of 29.7 billion yen following the 643.0 billion yen surplus in March.Exports were up 14.8 percent on year to 10.507 trillion yen, beating expectations for an increase of 9.3 percent and up from 11.5 percent in the previous month.Imports added an an...
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May 15, 2026 15:25 ET Apart from the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, the main news on the economics front this week included key price data from the U.S. and the first quarter economic growth figures from major economies. Both consumer prices and producer costs have started to reflect the effect of supply shocks due to the Middle East conflict. In Europe, GDP data was in focus, while inflation data from China dominated the news flow in Asia.