Japanese prelim Industrial Data weak but retail sales strong.
I expect the market will trade higher but Yen weakness remains a focus.
Industrial Production Pelim Mar -0.1% MoM vs -6.7% Feb (F/cast was 1.4%)
Industrial Production Pelim Mar -3.4% YoY vs -1.5% Feb (F/cast was -2%)
Retail Sales Feb 4.6% YoY vs 2.3% Mar (F/cast was 2.9%)
Retail Sales Feb 1.5% MoM vs 0.8% Mar (F/cast was 0.4%)
Already out
Unemployment Rate Feb 2.6% vs 2.4% Jan (F/cast was 2.4%)
Jobs/Applications Ratio Feb 1.26 vs 1.27 Jan (F/cast was 1.27)
Tokyo Core CPI Mar 2.4% YoY vs 2.5% Feb (F/cast was 2.6%)
Tokyo CPI Mar 2.6% YoY vs 2.6% Feb (F/cast was 2.7%)
Tokyo CPI Ex Food & Energy Mar 2.3% YoY vs 2.5% Feb (F/cast was 2.5%)