USD/JPY and yen crosses are creeping a little higher
- Month and quarter end USD demand by Japanese buyers cited
Earlier from Japan today:
- BOJ Summary of Opinions (Sept 20/21 meeting) - best to maintain current policy
- Japan Industrial Production (August preliminary): 2.1% m/m (expected 1.8%)
- Japan Retail Trade (August): -1.7% m/m (expected -0.5%)
- Japan inflation data - National CPI for August: 0.7% y/y (expected 0.6%)
- Overall Household Spending (August): 0.6% y/y (plus jobs data)
