Japanese data unlikely to impact the yen too much, but it all goes into the mix
BoP Current Account Balance for November, ¥ 1347.3bn
- expected ¥ 1836.1B, prior ¥ 2176.4B
BoP Current Account Adjusted: ¥ 1700.5bn
- expected ¥ 2168.9B, prior ¥ 2441.5B
Trade Balance BoP Basis: ¥ 181.0bn
- expected ¥ 310.6B, prior ¥ 430.2B
Also ...
Bank Lending excluding trusts for December, +2.4% y/y
- prior 2.7%
Bank Lending including trusts +2.5% y/y
- prior 2.7%
The bank loans data is a measure of outstanding loans held by the country's four main categories of banks.
That first figure does not include "shinkin" (credit unions), the second does.
Both showing a decline from the October figures.
