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• Japan’s January core machinery orders rose 4.2% MoM and 5.9% YoY.

• The French trade deficit in January widened to 5.89 billion Euros (8.21 billion U.S. dollars) from 5.6 billion Euros (7.8 billion dollars) in December.

• YoY import cargo volume through major us ports is expected to be up 11 % in March, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker Report.