Due at 2350, the usual Thursday International Transactions in Securities data

  • Japan Buying Foreign Bonds
  • Japan Buying Foreign Stocks
  • Foreign Buying Japan Bonds
  • Foreign Buying Japan Stocks

Also at 2350GMT, Business Sentiment Index (BSI) for Q4

  • BSI All Industry, prior was 9.6
  • BSI Large Manufacturing, prior was 11.0 (measures business sentiment in manufacturing. The data is derived from a survey of large Japanese manufacturers)

Data from Japan is turning, on balance, more positive and dampening expectations for further Bank of Japan monetary easing (the next BOJ meeting is on the 17th and 18th December).

Still more at 2350GMT

PPI for November:

  • expected -0.3%m/m, prior -0.6%
  • expected is -3.8% y/y, prior -3.8%