Asian Economic Calendar: Key Events and Consensus Expectations for 26 January 2024
AUD traders note - Australian financial markets are closed for a holiday today, Friday, 26 January 2024. The focus of today's economic data agenda are inflation figures for Tokyo in January 2024. National-level CPI data for this month will follow in about three weeks, it takes longer to gather and collate the national data.Tokyo CPI is a sub-index of the national CPIIt measures the change in prices of goods and services in the Tokyo metropolitan areaIts considered a leading indicator of national CPI trends because Tokyo is the largest city in Japan and is a major economic hubHistorically, Tokyo CPI data has been just slightly higher than national Japan CPI data. The cost of living in Tokyo is a touch higher than in most other parts of Japan. Higher rents, for exampleWhile the Bank of Japan will have a keen eye on the data they are mainly awaiting indications on wage rises at the upcoming Spring negotiations. BOJ announce no change to policy, as expectedThis snapshot from the ForexLive economic data calendar, access it here.The times in the left-most column are GMT.The numbers in the right-most column are the 'prior' (previous month/quarter as the case may be) result. The number in the column next to that, where there is a number, is the consensus median expected. This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.
AUD traders note - Australian financial markets are closed for a holiday today, Friday, 26 January 2024.
The focus of today's economic data agenda are inflation figures for Tokyo in January 2024.
- National-level CPI data for this month will follow in about three weeks, it takes longer to gather and collate the national data.
- Tokyo CPI is a sub-index of the national CPI
- It measures the change in prices of goods and services in the Tokyo metropolitan area
- Its considered a leading indicator of national CPI trends because Tokyo is the largest city in Japan and is a major economic hub
- Historically, Tokyo CPI data has been just slightly higher than national Japan CPI data. The cost of living in Tokyo is a touch higher than in most other parts of Japan. Higher rents, for example
While the Bank of Japan will have a keen eye on the data they are mainly awaiting indications on wage rises at the upcoming Spring negotiations.
- This snapshot from the ForexLive economic data calendar, access it here.
- The times in the left-most column are GMT.
- The numbers in the right-most column are the 'prior' (previous month/quarter as the case may be) result. The number in the column next to that, where there is a number, is the consensus median expected.
