Economic calendar in Asia 19 September 2025 - Japan inflation data, then Bank of Japan

August CPI data is due from Japan today. We get a sneak preview of this data from the inflation numbers for the capital. All three main measures remain above the Bank of Japan 2% target in Tokyo:

• Tokyo August 2025 headline CPI 2.6% y/y (2.6% expected)

Later we'll get the Bank of Japan decision. Despite above target inflation the Bank is expected to remain on hold:

• Bank of Japan meeting begins today, rates expected to kept on hold - Nikkei report
• BOJ to hold key interest rate at 0.50% in September meeting - poll

As always there is no scheduled time for the BOJ announcment. Expect it between 0230 - 0330 GMT (2230 - 2330 US Eastern time). Bank of Japan Governor Ueda's press conference will follow at 0630 GMT (0230 US Eastern time).

• This snapshot from the investingLive economic data calendar.
• The times in the left-most column are GMT.
• The numbers in the right-most column are the 'prior' (previous month/quarter as the case may be) result. The number in the column next to that, where there is a number, is the consensus median expected.