Tokyo CPI for June, excluding food and energy, is expected to increase 0.2% from year-ago levels.

Meanwhile, the headline index is expected to increase 1.2%. The annualized core CPI for May at the national level is expected to come in flat.

Economists at Barclays Capital expect the nationwide CPI excluding perishables (core CPI) to rise 1.4% year-over-year in May, up from the April reading of 0.9%, due largely to the reinstatement of the provisional gasoline tax, which had temporarily expired in April.

The Japanese jobless rate for May is expected to come in at 4.0%, as it did in April.

Friday morning, Reserve Bank of Australia Assistant Governor Guy Debelle is set to speak in Sydney at the Australia Debt Markets Conference on the subject of 'Open Markets Operations'.

Thursday:

19:30 JP Jobless Rate May Exp: 4.0% Prior: 4.0%

19:30 JP Job-To-Applicant Ratio May Exp: 0.92 Prior: 0.93

19:30 JP Household Spending (Y/Y) May Exp: -2.0% Prior: -2.7%

19:30 JP Tokyo Consumer Price Index (Y/Y) June Exp: +1.2% Prior: +0.9%

19:30 JP Tokyo Consumer Price Index Ex-Fresh Food (Y/Y) June Exp: +1.1% Prior: +0.9%

19:30 JP Tokyo Consumer Price Index Ex Food, Energy (Y/Y) June Exp: +0.2% Prior: +0.1%

19:30 JP National Consumer Price Index (Y/Y) May Exp: +1.3% Prior: +0.8%

19:30 JP National Consumer Price Index Ex-Fresh Food (Y/Y) May Exp: +1.4% Prior: +0.9%

19:30 JP National Consumer Price Index Ex Food, Energy (Y/Y) May Exp: 0.0% Prior: -0.1%

19:50 JP Industrial Production (M/M) May Preliminary Exp: +2.7% Prior: -0.2%

19:50 JP Industrial Production (Y/Y) May Preliminary Exp: +1.2% Prior: +1.9%

19:50 JP Large Retailers' Sales May Exp: -2.0% Prior -2.2%

19:50 JP Retail Trade (Y/Y) May Exp: -0.1% Prior: +0.1%

19:50 JP Retail Trade (M/M) (SA) May Exp: -0.5% Prior: -0.1%

Friday:

0:00 JP Vehicle Production (Y/Y) May Prior: +5.4%

0:30 AU Reserve Bank Assistant Governor Debelle Speaks in Sydney

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