Japan’s exports in December climb 5.1%, missing expectations, as shipments to the U.S. plunge | Metals Mine

  • Japan’s exports in December climb 5.1%, missing expectations, as shipments to the U.S. plunge

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    Japan’s exports growth in the final month of 2025 missed analysts’ estimates, rising 5.1% year on year, as shipments to the U.S. saw a double-digit decline. Reuters-polled analysts had estimated exports growth would remain unchanged from November at 6.1%. Japanese exports growth mostly fell during the first of of 2025, hit by tariff worries, but saw a rebound toward the end of the year after a trade deal with the U.S. was announced that saw duties slashed to 15%. Exports to the U.S. in December fell 11.1%, having jumped 8.8% in the prior month. Imports in December rose 5.1% year on year, jumping sharply from the ... (full story)

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Niru
Jan 21, 2026 10:30pm
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Quoting Trader#4D04
What happened to yen intervention? Boj, takayama all talk but no action. Hope ppl of japan will vote for opposition. Hope they can prop up the yen
me too.
Trader#2D3D
Jan 21, 2026 10:22pm
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Quoting Trader#4D04
What happened to yen intervention? Boj, takayama all talk but no action. Hope ppl of japan will vote for opposition. Hope they can prop up the yen
Hope the opposition has better fiscal & monetary policies than LDP to prop up yen, improve japan's finances
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Trader#2D3D
Jan 21, 2026 10:38pm
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Takaichi is all out to win votes for herself by declaring no tax on food items. How come her ministers do not advice her on what is right and wrong when making such foolish policies & statements? She has been in office for hardly 3 months and the country's economy & fiscal condition is going downhill. She is like a super hero for the japanese people who do not like the chinese but do they even think of the consequences of such an action? By right they should have asked her to step down as PM then!!! Maybe they are all excited at getting a female PM but she is clearly an Asian Liz Truss that is bad for any economy
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Trader#B963
Jan 21, 2026 11:37pm
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Quoting Trader#2D3D
Takaichi is all out to win votes for herself by declaring no tax on food items. How come her ministers do not advise her on what is right and wrong when making such foolish policies & statements? She has been in office for hardly 3 months and the country's economy & fiscal condition is going downhill. She is like a super hero for the japanese people who do not like the chinese but do they even think of the consequences of such an action? By right they should have asked her to step down as PM then!!! Maybe they are all excited at getting...

She is making the economy worst than ever before, she is giving money in red packet to the ministers to keep them quiet ….. why the ppl of Japan is dumb still voted for her to become PM. One thing is sure that she is trying to revive the war military to build nuclear war head …… this lady is arrogant
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Polimini
Jan 22, 2026 4:16am
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they need to increase the internal market more than they need to increase exports
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Niru
Jan 21, 2026 10:02pm
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Looks like the Yen is in a heavy downward spiral. Don't worry, Takaichi is about to spooge money all over the place and "fix" everything. Just like every other LDP government before her. Geniuses.
Trader#4D04
Jan 21, 2026 10:18pm
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What happened to yen intervention? Boj, takayama all talk but no action. Hope ppl of japan will vote for opposition. Hope they can prop up the yen
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Trader#2D3D
Jan 22, 2026 12:31am
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Actually, yen has weakened by close to 9.5% the past 4 months , which is extreme and yet, no yen intervention. How much more is the yen going to depreciate before any action is taken?
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Trader#2D3D
Jan 21, 2026 9:26pm
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a win for Takaichi could weaken yen even more??? Yen is already at all time low and going to fall even more?? Crazy. How is this going to help the economy? Yen has been so low for the past few years which has not helped the economy or its citizen and they want to weaken the yen even more?? This is going to collapse their economy even further as imports will rise sky high. Just crazy!!! What are they thinking? Where is the yen intervention that they have been talking about for the past few months??? Abenomics that Takaichi is following was fine when yen was strong but not now .
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Trader#2D3D
Jan 21, 2026 9:27pm
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They are not thinking for the good of the general public but thinking of how to make profits for all the big corporations in Japan , so that exports will rise but here, clearly shows exports are down. So how did your weak yen help the country???
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tsec
Jan 21, 2026 9:41pm
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Heading up 8.8% last month to an 11% decline now is severe. This isnt just a seasonal thing is it? Tariffs?
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tsec
Jan 21, 2026 10:05pm
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>spooge money
Sounds messy
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Luket
Jan 21, 2026 10:08pm
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But USDJPY BACK UP TO 159.300
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Trader#FE4E
Jan 21, 2026 9:18pm
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Wahahaha, they increase the export rate but depreciate the country currency lolzzzz wth fail to make up the economy who is responsible for this …….. ? Lolzzzzz
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Trader#4C42
Jan 21, 2026 10:07pm
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But USDJPY BACK TO 159.300
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