ZAR to JPY Exchange Rate

		Event	Prev.	Cons.
49m Low	ZAR	Retail Sales YoY (Nov)	6.3%	5.5%
49m Low	ZAR	Retail Sales MoM (Nov)	1.6%	0.8%
13h 39m Low	JPY	Stock Investment by Foreigners (Jan/18)	¥313.3B
13h 39m Low	JPY	Foreign Bond Investment (Jan/18)	¥756.7B
13h 39m Med	JPY	Exports YoY (Dec)	3.8%	2.3%
13h 39m Low	JPY	Imports YoY (Dec)	-3.8%	2.6%
13h 39m High	JPY	Balance of Trade (Dec)	-¥117.6B	-¥55B
17h 24m Low	JPY	3-Month Bill Auction	0.354%
1d Low	ZAR	Building Permits YoY (Nov)	21.6%	23%
1d Med	JPY	Core Inflation Rate YoY (Dec)	2.7%	3%

Event

Prev.

Cons.

49m

Low

ZAR

Retail Sales YoY (Nov)

6.3%

5.5%

49m

Low

ZAR

Retail Sales MoM (Nov)

1.6%

0.8%

13h 39m

Low

JPY

Stock Investment by Foreigners (Jan/18)

¥313.3B

13h 39m

Low

JPY

Foreign Bond Investment (Jan/18)

¥756.7B

13h 39m

Med

JPY

Exports YoY (Dec)

3.8%

2.3%

13h 39m

Low

JPY

Imports YoY (Dec)

-3.8%

2.6%

13h 39m

High

JPY

Balance of Trade (Dec)

-¥117.6B

-¥55B

17h 24m

Low

JPY

3-Month Bill Auction

0.354%

Low

ZAR

Building Permits YoY (Nov)

21.6%

23%

Med

JPY

Core Inflation Rate YoY (Dec)

2.7%

Country	Central Bank	Current Rate	Previous Rate	Next Meeting
Japan	Bank of Japan	0.25%	0.25%	1 day
South Africa	South African Reserve Bank	7.75%	8.0%	8 days

Country

Central Bank

Current Rate

Previous Rate

Next Meeting

Japan

Bank of Japan

0.25%

1 day

South Africa

South African Reserve Bank

7.75%

8.0%

8 days

Japan Core Machinery Orders Growth Accelerates

Japan's core machinery orders growth accelerated in November, reflecting an increase in capital expenditure, official data revealed Monday. Core machinery orders increased 3.4 percent on a monthly basis, faster than the 2.1 percent increase in October, data from the Cabinet Office showed on Monday. Moreover, this was the second consecutive increase and confounded expectations for a decline.

RTTNews | 2 days ago

Japan Core Machinery Orders Rise 3.4% In November

The value of core machinery orders in Japan was up a seasonally adjusted 3.4 percent on month in November, the Cabinet Office said on Monday - coming in at 899.6 billion yen.

RTTNews | 2 days ago