Japan's exports fall for first time in 10 months on China, US slowdown

Japan's exports fell in September for the first time in 10 months. This is concerning for policymakers as prolonged weak global demand could complicate the central bank's efforts to exit years of ultra-easy monetary policy. Soft demand in China and slowing U.S. growth impacted exports. Japan ran a trade deficit of 294.3 billion yen for September.