Japan December industrial output -1.0% m/m vs -0.8% expected

Prior was +7.0%Manufacturers see January output up 5.2% m/mManufacturers see Feb output up 2.2% m/mOn the year, Japanese output rose 5.8%, which is the largest gain in this era
The better forecasts take the sting out of this miss. If anything, there's more good news here than bad. JPY