Japan core machine orders data for July 2025. These data are a leading indicator of capital spending in the coming six to nine months. It’s a volatile data set.
-4.6% m/m
expected -1.7%, prior 3.0%
+4.9% y/y
expected +5.4%, prior +7.6%
The y/y headline flattered the data, that m/m is terrible.
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The Bank of Japan statement is due tomorrow, on hold is expected:
Bank of Japan meeting begins today, rates expected to kept on hold – Nikkei report
This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.