Thu, 24 Jul 2014 09:34:09 GMT
Japan trade deficit increases
Unexpectedly Japan's exports in June went down, further expanding the nation's current trade deficit after the increase in sales-tax in April. Exports dropped 2% from the previous year, opposed to the forecast of an increase of 1%. Outward shipments also fell by 1.7% in volume, displaying the Yen's 16% decrease versus the Dollar since Japan's Prime Minister failed to boost