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Japan Retail Trade s.a (MoM): -1.2% (March) vs previous 0.5%

Japan Large Retailer Sales increased to 3% in March from previous 2%

Japan Retail Trade (YoY) below forecasts (3.5%) in March: Actual (3.1%)

Japan Industrial Production (YoY) declined to -0.3% in March from previous 0.1%

Japan March retail sales +3.1% y/y

• expected +3.5%, prior +1.4%

and -1.2% m/m

• prior +0.5%

Earlier:

Japan March 2025 preliminary industrial production -1.1% m/m (expected -0.4%)

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.

Japan Industrial Production for March 2025, preliminary, -1.1% m/m

• expected -0.4%, prior 2.3%

and -0.3% y/y

• prior +0.1%

Industrial Production forecast 1 month ahead 1.3% m/m

• prior +0.6%

2 months +3.9%

• prior +0.1%

The BoJ is expected to remain on hold at its meeting April 30/May 1.

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday expressed that politicians should take investors’ interests into consideration.

Toyota Motor and Alphabet’s Waymo have announced a new partnership to co-develop autonomous driving platforms and explore innovations in next-generation personally owned vehicles (POVs).

• Toyota and Waymo will jointly create an autonomous driving system for future models.

• The collaboration will also focus on improving self-driving capabilities in privately owned vehicles.

• Both companies are looking at ways to expand the partnership over time.

• Waymo contributes its expertise in autonomous driving technology, while Toyota offers large-scale manufacturing and global distribution.

• The agreement is seen as a significant move toward delivering safe, consumer-ready self-driving cars.

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.

The “Fast Money” traders share their best and worst trades over President Trump’s next 100 days.

The USD/JPY pair is trading around the 142.00 handle during the North American session on Tuesday. The pair saw some upward movement as the US Dollar (USD) steadied following the release of softer-than-expected US JOLTS Job Openings data and a sharp drop in Consumer Confidence.