Japan data - September Machinery Orders up 7.5% m/m

  • expected 3.1%, prior -5.7%
  • First m/m increase in 4 months

-1.7% y/y,

  • expected -4.6%, prior -3.5%

The y/y change ... a dip into negative again

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Other data out also:

PPI for October

-0.6% m/m:

  • expected -0.4%, prior -0.5%

-3.8% y/y:

  • expected -4.6%, prior -3.5%

more to come