Japan posted a merchandise trade deficit of 833.388 billion yen in May, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday - down 13.7 percent on year.That beat forecasts for a shortfall of 970.8 billion yen following the 930 billion yen deficit in April.Exports were down 28.3 percent on year to 4.184 trillion yen, badly missing expectations for a decline of 17.9 percent following the 21.9 percent drop in ...
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May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.