Japan data - March unemployment rate 2.8% (expected 2.5%)

Japan labour force data for March 2023.

Jobless rate is 2.8%

• expected 2.5%, prior 2.6%

Jobs to applicant ratio 1.32

• expected 1.34, prior also 1.34

more to come

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Coming later from Japan, the Bank of Japan decision, previews:

• Bank of Japan monetary policy decision due today - preview ("target 128 for end of Q2")

• Preview - BOJ decision due Friday, 28 April 2023: "cannot fully rule out a change" in YCC

• BOJ meet this week - preview - YCC to be abandoned but not until July
• BOJ meeting preview - Deutsche Bank expect a policy revision, 3 scenarios
• Has BOJ Gov Ueda dismissed any change to YCC at this week's policy meeting? Looks like it

• BOJ meeting this week - preview - the BOJ may move on a 5-year JGB target option