Latest monthly offering from the Bank of Japan now out

  • Japan CPI ex fresh food, energy, rises +0.9% in July vs +0.7% in June
  • main CPI gauge, which only takes out fresh food not energy, was flat in July vs 2% target
  • foreign visitors to Japan rose 63.8% yy in August to 1.82m
  • Chinese visitors to Japan rose 133% yy in August to 591,500

No doubt the Chinese contingent were carrying a bit of cash in their suitcases!

Not a lot else of note in the report, most of which we got yesterday after the rate meeting

Full report here

USDJPY not bothered at 120.19 just off session lows

Nikkei also trawling near session lows. Currently +0.53% at 18,118.85