The latest Bank of Japan household survey published a short while ago.
- consumer sentiment outlook -30.9% vs -19.9 in Dec
- 75.7% see price rises in one year, the lowest reading since March 2013, vs 77.6 prev
- 80.0% see price rises in 5 years vs 80.15 prev
The survey covers a three month period, Jan-March, and adds to the case for further easing but that doesn't seem likely anytime soon.
USDJPY 107.91 as the Nikkei continues to shave some losses, now down -0.6%