Japan’s current account balance swung to a surplus for the first time in four months in February as a weaker yen boosted overseas investment income to offset a persistent trade deficit caused by higher fuel imports and still sluggish exports.
Ministry of Finance data showed a surplus of 637.4 billion yen (HK$50.7 billion) in February, more than the 466.3 billion yen expected by economists in a Reuters poll. It followed three consecutive deficits, the longest such sequence on record.
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