The Tokyo inflation data is here:
And concerns about a leak were aired here:
The Wall Street Journal have a recap of the data. The Journal is gated but if you can access it, link is here.
A snippet from the report:
- consumer prices, excluding fresh food, for the Tokyo metropolitan area … first acceleration in the pace of inflation in three months
- suggesting that inflation is developing in line with the central bank’s expectations
- Energy prices increased due to the receding effects of government energy subsidies
- Service prices—which BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda is keeping a close eye on—rose 0.9%, slightly faster than October’s 0.8% increase.
- The pickup in inflation likely backs the view for an imminent interest-rate increase
The yen has surged:
This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com. Source