Overview
- Economists expect Tokyo's November CPI to be broadly unchanged from October with roughly a 0.1% dip.
- The Bank of Japan convenes on December 18–19, with the board still weighing whether to raise rates.
- BOJ board member Noguchi warned that further yen weakness could lift underlying inflation and urged step-by-step tightening.
- Tokyo CPI is watched as an early read on national price trends because the capital's data arrives first and often runs slightly higher than the countrywide figure.
- Japan's national CPI for November is due about three weeks after the Tokyo release as broader data take longer to compile.