Japan national inflation data for November (and Tokyo CPI for December - the capital city data is available a month earlier than the National CPI)
National CPI for November 0.3% y/y,
- expected 0.3%, prior was 0.3%
National CPI excluding Fresh Food 0.1% y/y,
- expected 0.0%, prior was -0.1%
National CPI excluding Food, Energy 0.9% y/y,
- expected 0.8%, prior was 0.7%
Tokyo CPI for December 0.0% y/y
- expected 0.1%, prior was 0.2%
Tokyo CPI excluding Fresh Food 0.1% y/y
- expected 0.1%, prior was 0.0%
Tokyo CPI excluding Food, Energy 0.6% y/y
- expected 0.6%, prior was 0.6%
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Later today the Bank of Japan will publish its own inflation data - its a measure of national CPI excluding food and energy
- Due at 0500GMT (2pm Tokyo time, 5am London, midnight Eastern US)
- expected is 1.2%, prior was 1.2%
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ps. Japanese markets are open today, here's a snapshot of some of the (very small) ranges so far taken just prior to this data release (just after this data release I'm toddling off):
Update just after the data releases:
- EUR/USD 1.0967
- USD/JPY 120.17
- Cable 1.4922
- USD/CHF 0.9864
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pps. Some Calendars have Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kuroda listed as speaking today. I think this is incorrect, he spoke yesterday (link to the headlines, and here is the full text: "At the Turning Point"). The BOJ website does not list Kuroda as speaking today.
