Economic calendar in Asia – we get the latest Japanese Inflation data

<p>I posted a preview of the inflation data here:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/japan-inflation-data-preview-core-to-be-above-the-2-boj-target-for-more-than-a-year-20231221/" target="_blank" rel="follow" data-article-link="true">Japan inflation data preview, core to be above the 2% BOJ target for more than a year.</a></li></ul><p>Japan's government is expecting above-target inflation, when will the Bank of Japan come around?</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.forexlive.com/news/japans-government-raises-its-gdp-growth-estimates-for-fy202324-and-fy202425-20231221/" target="_blank" rel="follow" data-article-link="true">Japan's government raises its GDP growth estimates for FY2023/24 and FY2024/25</a></li></ul><p>Above target inflation support the case for the BOJ to tighten policy, consensus estimates for this are for April, but uncertainty is high. </p>

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