Asia Market Movers: Japan exports beat forecasts in May at fastest pace since late 2022

Wednesday, 17 Jun, 2026 Central Banks Japan exports beat forecasts in May at fastest pace since late 2022 The ninth consecutive month of export growth reinforces the case for the BoJ to continue its gradual tightening path, with semiconductor and AI-related demand providing a durable demand floor that is News Singapore May exports surge 38.4%, biggest jump in 20 years on AI demand The scale of the beat, nearly 7 percentage points above consensus, underscores how concentrated Singapore's export boom is in AI-driven electronics, with integrated circuits, disk media and PCs doing Learn more Central Banks PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 6.7659 – Reuters estimate The People’s Bank of China is due to set the daily USD/CNY reference rate at around 0115 GMT (2115 US Eastern time), a fixing that remains one of the most closely watched signals in Asian foreign exch News Japan April core machinery orders surge, exports beat also Japan April core machinery orders +8.7% m/m exp +0.9%, prev -9.4% +15.6% y/y exp +9.3%, prev +5.9% Japan May trade balance -¥378.7B exp -¥564.6B, prev +¥301.9B Japan May exports +17.0% y/y exp +16.2%, Stocks "OpenAI burned $3.7 billion in first quarter of 2026" More: "OpenAI burned through $3.7 billion in the first quarter of 2026, more than half its $5.7 billion in revenue, " Reuters cite The Information . Lat week: OpenAI files confidential IPO prospectus, Central Banks One more ECB hike seen in September before rates plateau through 2027 The ECB's first rate increase since 2023 was largely anticipated, but the upward revision to inflation forecasts and the explicit signal of a further September hike removes any residual dovish interpr News Japan business sentiment rises in June on semiconductor demand, Reuters Tankan Two consecutive months of improving manufacturer sentiment adds to the case for the BoJ to proceed with its projected tightening path, with chip-sector strength providing a demand-side cushion against News Chinese export flood puts EU tariff wall firmly on G7 agenda in France A coordinated G7 move toward higher tariffs on Chinese goods would represent a significant escalation in the global trade war, with direct implications for supply chains in EVs, batteries, solar and a Learn more News New Zealand Q1 current account deficit narrows sharply on quarterly basis NZ Q1 current account balance (actual) -NZ$1.008B exp -NZ$0.967B, prev -NZ$5.984B NZ Q1 seasonally adjusted current account -NZ$4.552B prev -NZ$4.452B NZ year to March current account -NZ$16.3B / -3.6

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