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title: "Japan · Adjusted Merchandise Trade Balance: -840.6B · Sep 15, 2026"
description: "US data, Sep 15, 2026: actual -840.6B, forecast -1.00T, previous -686.0B · BELOW FORECAST. The full read is on Helious, with the market reaction."
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ECONOMIC RELEASE
              15 Sept 2026, 23:50 UTC



# Japan · Adjusted Merchandise Trade Balance: -840.6B




           Actual-840.6B
           Forecast-1.00T
           Previous-686.0B

               Surprise
               -2.80σ

           VerdictBELOW FORECAST
           ReadBonds BULLISH · Equities BULLISH (rates-driven tape)


            Japan · Adjusted Merchandise Trade Balance — Actual -840.6B, forecast -1.00T, prev -686.0B. Surprise: BELOW FORECAST by 2.8 sigma. Desk read: Bonds BULLISH · Equities BULLISH (rates-driven tape).






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