Japan Industrial Production (preliminary, September 2024) +1.4% m/m (expected +1.0%)

Better than expected, a welcome development for Japanese industry.

Japanese manufacturers’ outlooks:

• see October output +8.3% m/m (prior forecast +6.1%)
• see November -3.7% m/m

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Still to come today:

• Bank of Japan Policy Meeting Preview – Don’t Hold Your Breath for a Hike
• Preview – Bank of Japan meeting this week – no change to policy expected
• Japanese Inflation Data Impact on USD/JPY; BoJ Meeting Outlook

The Bank of Japan don’t have a set time for publishing their decision. Its usually in the 0230 to 0330 GMT time window:

• 2230 – 2330 US Eastern time

Bank of Japan Governor Ueda will follow with a press conference, and for that we do have a time, 0630 GMT

• 0230 US Eastern time

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.