Data provider Quick's economist survey estimates Japan's Q3 real GDP, due next
Monday, likely rose about 0.1% QoQ. Daiwa Securities economist Kento Minami says
a soft Q3 print is unlikely to give the BOJ a direct reason to hesitate on
further rate hikes, as a mild economic recovery appears to be continuing. He
adds weak private consumption could curb firms' ability to fully pass higher
costs to consumers; the BOJ will likely monitor whether the economic backdrop
still supports price pass-through when weighing future tightening.
