2026-01-18 23:51:44

Japan's economic momentum showed signs of cooling this November. Core machine orders, a key barometer for industrial investment and future capital spending, dropped 11.0% month-over-month and slipped 6.4% year-over-year. Both figures came in below market consensus, signaling softer-than-expected demand from manufacturers. This data point matters beyond Tokyo—it reflects broader trends in global industrial cycles that often correlate with risk appetite across crypto markets. When major economies signal manufacturing weakness, capital tends to rotate between asset classes, including digital assets. The consecutive misses on expectations suggest momentum may be losing steam heading into the new year.

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LostBetweenChains

· 01-19 00:20

Japanese machinery orders are once again disappointing, and this downward cycle is likely to affect the crypto market... capital flow is about to change.

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NullWhisperer

· 01-19 00:13

ngl the -11% drop is technically more concerning than the headline lets on. when you start seeing manufacturing orders miss this hard, it's not just japan's problem anymore—that's the kind of systemic weakness that tends to cascade through asset rotation chains. interesting edge case worth monitoring closely.

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SandwichVictim

· 01-18 23:56

Japanese machinery orders plummet... Now it's all over, the global manufacturing industry is about to collapse, and funds will have to be squeezed out of crypto again. It's really annoying.

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