We've got the Bank of Japan meeting tomorrow, so today is the last lot of data we'll get ahead of that
2350GMT - Industrial Production for September, preliminary ...
- for the m/m, Expected is -0.6% and Prior -1.2%
- for the y/y, Expected is -2.6% and prior -0.4%
Concerns have been mounting in the BOJ and Japanese administration about falling industrial production, Much has been attributed to falling offshore demand which the BOJ (rightly) point out they can't do much about, but it still ignites chatter of more easing.
Also today (and also at 2350GMT) we get the International Transactions in Securities data from Japan's Ministry of Finance...
- Japan Buying Foreign Bonds
- Japan Buying Foreign Stocks
- Foreign Buying Japan Bonds
- Foreign Buying Japan Stocks
its the IP data that'll be the focus though.