Japan's current-account deficit widened to a record ¥638.6B ($6.2B) in December from ¥592.8B in November, partly due to surging imports - particularly of energy - and the weak yen. Consensus was for ¥685.4B. The fear is that the deficit will become permanent and hurt investor confidence in Japan - which would be rather dangerous given the country's massive debt.
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