No change to view Japan's economic fundamentals are solid – Japan’s EcoMin Ishihara

Japanese economic minister Ishihara crossed the wires following the release of GDP estimates, noting:

No change to view Japan's economic fundamentals are solid

Some weakness seen in private consumption

Mar 8, 2016

China Trade balance preview: What to expect of AUD/USD?

The AUD/USD pair is seen correcting lower in the Asian morning trades and hovers around 0.7450 levels, retreating from fresh eight month highs reached at 0.7485 on Monday. The Aussie rallied the highest levels since July 2015 following a solid rally in the iron-ore prices as well on the recoveries in oil prices.

Japan Govt announced meeting to discuss global economy on March 16

Headlines crossed the wires earlier today that the Japanese government’s first meeting with the expert panel to discuss global economy will be held on March 16.