A lighter data slate frames the next 24 hours, with the US labour market and central bank commentary from Jackson Hole leading the calendar.
United States
Weekly Unemployment Claims land at 12:30 UTC. The forecast is 208K, up slightly from the prior 206K. It is a medium-impact print for the dollar and a timely read on labour-market health between the monthly payrolls reports.
The Jackson Hole Symposium continues from 16:15 UTC. Carrying a medium-impact tag across all currencies, the gathering of central bankers has no forecast or previous figure β its market relevance comes from any policy signals in the remarks rather than a scheduled data point.
Japan
Tokyo Core CPI y/y closes the window at 23:30 UTC. The forecast is 1.8%, a touch softer than the previous 1.9%. As a leading indicator for the nationwide inflation figure, it is a medium-impact release for the yen.
The US claims number and the Tokyo inflation print bookend the session, with Jackson Hole running through the middle as the day’s cross-currency wildcard.
