2330 GMT Tokyo inflation data for December – Tokyo area CPI (national level CPI for the month follows in three weeks). The y/y rate has received a wee boost from the October 1 sales tax hike. But not much.

• Tokyo CPI y/y, expected 0.9%, prior was 0.8%
• Tokyo CPI y/y excluding Fresh Food, expected 0.6%, prior was 0.6%
• Tokyo CPI excluding Food, Energy y/y, expected 0.7%, prior was 0.7%

Also at 2330 GMT Japan Jobless (Unemployment) rate for November

• expected 2.4 %, prior 2.4%

and Job to applicant ratio for November

• expected 1.57, prior 1.57

2350 GMT Bank of Japan monetary policy meeting ‘Summary of Opinions’ of the December meeting

• this precedes the minutes of that meeting by many, many weeks.

2350 GMT Japan Retail sales for November

expected 5.0% m/m, prior -14.2% (the huge drop was helped along by that sales tax hike I mentioned above)

• expected -1.7% y/y, prior -7.0%

2350 GMT Japan Industrial Production for November (preliminary)

• expected -1.0% m/m, prior -4.5%
• expected -8.1% y/y, prior -7.7% (trade wars have weighed on exports which in turn have impacted IP)

0130 GMT China Industrial Profits for November % y/y

• prior -9.9% (trade war and negative PPI big factors in this)