USDJPY (And Nikkei) Surge Higher as Japanese Car Sales Collapse To 3-Year Lows

And for tonight’s menu of disastrous Japanese economic data, we have (drum roll please)… Auto sales. Overall auto sales fell 9.1% YoY to 333,471 – the lowest in 3 years. Minicars dropped a stunning 15.1% YoY according to the Japanese auto dealers association. The response – rather obvious by now – to this terrible news… a 35 pip vertial ramp in USDJPY which can mean only one thing – the Nikkei 225 rallied 150 points… On a side note, following disappointing PMIs, China fixed the Yuan at 4-month lows.

 

Car Sales collapse….

 

So buy stocks and sell JPY…

 

Charts: Bloomberg




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