📅🌏 ASIA ECONOMIC & EVENT CALENDAR — JAN 23, 2026

🇳🇿🇯🇵 NZ & JAPAN CPI | BOJ DECISION DAY

Asia is packed with high-impact macro events today — volatility risk elevated, especially in FX.

🕒 Key Events to Watch

🇳🇿 New Zealand CPI (Q4)

• Inflation data critical for RBNZ rate expectations

• Strong print = NZD support

• Weak print = rate-cut pressure returns

🇯🇵 Japan CPI (National)

• Core inflation closely watched

• Reinforces or weakens the case for BOJ normalization

• Direct implications for JPY volatility

🏦 Bank of Japan Policy Decision

• No rate change expected, but guidance is everything

• Any hint on timing of further normalization could trigger sharp moves in USD/JPY, JGBs, and Nikkei

• Market sensitive to language around inflation persistence and wage growth

🧠 Why this matters

With USD already under pressure and intervention risk elevated, Asia data today could amplify FX moves, especially:

• JPY pairs

• NZD crosses

• Regional risk sentiment

⚠️ Expect headline-driven volatility — patience and position sizing matter.

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