Japan current account surplus surges in March

Japan on Wednesday logged a more than 20-fold surge in its current account surplus in March thanks to an improving trade picture and buoyant returns on the country's investments abroad. Japan's current account is the broadest measure of its trade with the rest of the world, including both goods and services, tourism and returns on foreign investment, which jumped 30 percent in March from a year ago. The data comes after Japan posted its first monthly trade surplus in almost three years