Japan's machinery orders fell in January at the fastest pace in four months...
TOKYO - Japan’s machinery orders fell in January at the fastest pace in four months as the U.S.-China tariff war hit global trade, knocking demand from the country’s auto and telecommunications equipment manufacturing sectors lower.
Economists say uncertainty over Sino-U.S. trade policies would discourage an increase in capital expenditure in Japan’s corporate sector, which has up until recently been one of the better performing parts of the economy. “There is confusion about the status of U.S.-China trade negotiations. This could make Japanese companies more pessimistic, which is a risk for capital expenditure plans in the new fiscal year.”
Non-manufacturing orders slumped 8.0 percent, also the fastest month-on-month decline in four months. Capex plans have been generally healthy in recent years but the deterioration in trade raises the risks companies may now trim their spending plans in the new fiscal year, which would impact broader activity, economists say.
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