Data due from Japan today:

  • 2315GMT Markit/JMMA Manufacturing PMI for January, prior was 55.2
  • 2330GMT Overall Household Spending y/y for December, expected is 1.1%, prior was 0.2%
  • 2330GMT Jobless Rate for December, expected is 3.9%, prior was 4.0%
  • 2330GMT Job-To-Applicant Ratio for December, expected is 1.01, prior was 1.00
  • 2330GMT National CPI y/y for December, expected is 1.5%, prior was 1.5%
  • 2330GMT National CPI y/y excluding Fresh Food for December, expected is 1.2%, prior was 1.2%
  • 2330GMT National CPI excluding Food, Energy y/y for December, expected is 0.7%, prior was 0.6%
  • 2330GMT Tokyo CPI y/y for January, expected is 0.8%, prior was 0.9%
  • 2330GMT Tokyo CPI excluding Fresh Food y/y for January, expected is 0.7%, prior was 0.7%
  • 2330GMT Tokyo CPI excluding Food, Energy y/y for January, expected is 0.4%, prior was 0.3%
  • 2350GMT Industrial Production m/m for December (preliminary reading), expected is 1.3%, prior was -0.1%
  • 2350GMT Industrial Production y/y for December (preliminary), expected is 7.3%, prior was 4.8%

That’s a lot of data. The funny thing these data points often don’t impact immediately on the yen … maybe we look to developments in emerging markets again for direction today?