I’ll be handing over to “iron” Mike in the next few minutes, but that doesn’t mean an end to the Japanese data and central banker talk, no sir!

At 0430GMT:

  • Industrial Production for February m/m (final): prior was -2.3 %
  • Industrial Production for February y/y: prior was 6.9%
  • Capacity Utilization m/m for February: prior was 5.9%

Then, at 0615GMT, Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kuroda will speak at the 89th Convention of the Trust Companies Association of Japan, Dude’s got stamina, I’ll say that for him (earlier comments today here, here, here)