Japan data mixed, Tokyo CPI high, labor-output weak, BOJ?
Tokyo August core CPI +2.4% y/y, higher than +2.2% eyed, overall CPI +2.6%
Tokyo CPI excluding fresh food and energy +1.6%, low but sans key components
July saw core CPI at +2.2%, overall CPI also at +2.2%, ex-f/e +1.1%
Japan July unemployment 2.7%, higher than +2.5% eyed, June 2.5%
July jobs-applicants ratio 1.24, 1.23 eyed, June 1.23 also
Japan July industrial output +2.8% n/n, +3.3% eyed, June -4.2%
August eyed at +2.2% and September -3.3%, up-down to continue
July retail sales good, still buoyant, +2.6% y/y but +2.9% eyed, June +3.7%
Mixed Q3 data suggests BOJ likely to remain on hold for now, after good Q2
Higher prices to maintain BOJ hawkish tilt but policy on hold for now
As noted by many BOJ policymakers recently, conditions still accommodative
See nAZN24UPG2, nL4N3KG24R, nP8N3K603N, nP8N3KG009, nP8N3K10EX
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BOJ raises rate target to 0.25%, highest since 2008: https://reut.rs/3LLWmXR
Japan's core-core inflation dips below 2%: https://reut.rs/4cDV24c
Japan economy expands more than expected: https://tmsnrt.rs/42IGb4n
(Haruya Ida is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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