News Summary

• Japan recorded a current account deficit in June for the first time in 17 months.
• The deficit in the current account stood at 92.3 billion yen ($584.51 million) in June.
• For the first half of this year, however, Japan's current account surplus rose by 22.5 per cent to a record 17.4 trillion yen.
• The trade surplus was driven by strong exports of semiconductors for AI dater centers, the finance ministry said on Monday.