Japan data - Industrial Production (April, preliminary): +0.3% m/m (expected -1.5%)

– expected -1.5%, prior 3.8%

And for the y/y: -3.5%

– expected -5.0%, prior +0.2%

Earthquakes hit a southern manufacturing hub in Kyushu island in mid-April, forcing major companies to close factories. Nevertheless, preliminary data showing a beat

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