Latest data released by the Japanese Cabinet Office - 8 November 2018
- Prior 48.6
- Outlook 50.6 vs 50.3 expected
- Prior 51.3
Slight delay in the release by the source. The reading is a survey on workers to measure up consumer spending and current economic conditions. A little bit of beat in the figures here but it's a minor data point. Doesn't do much to impact the yen.
USD/JPY currently sits at 113.71 recovering after the election results yesterday as better equities sentiment and a recovery in Treasury yields helped to lift yen pairs in US trading.