Japan machine tool orders Sept final yy -19.1% as expected

Data just out

• flash/prev -19.1%

Earlier we had nationwide dept store sales yy +1.8% vs +2.7% prev

• Tokyo dept store sales yy +4.9% vs +6.1%

None of these are price movers. File under "General Info"

USDJPY 119.45 in comatose state