Japan’s core inflation, which strips out prices of fresh food, is expected to come in at 2.2%, according to a Reuters poll.
Asia-Pacific markets are set to fall on Friday as Wall Street continued to extend its losses, despite a post earnings rally from tech darling
Core inflation, which excludes prices of fresh food, also slowed to 2.2% from 2.6%, in line with expectations. "The Fed has been pretty clear that they're not going to cut rates, so you don't have this, 'Will they or won't they' keeping everybody on edge. We are going to start to see a turn to some of this geopolitical stuff, whether it's its elections or the two ongoing wars," said Melissa Brown, managing director of applied research.
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