Japan's Labor Cash Earnings rise faster than expected to 2.1% YoY versus 1.7% forecast

Japan's Labor Cash Earnings rose 2.1% YoY through April, rising above the forecast 1.7%, with the previous period's cash earnings also getting revised higher to 1.0% from the inital print of 0.6%. Rising labor earnings improve the Japanese inflation outlook. The Bank of Japan has been stubbornly entrenched in hyper-easy monetary policy as the Japanese central bank fears a future return to a disinflationary envirnoment.

Market reaction USD/JPY is testing the 155.00 handle in early Wednesday action, rebounding after a broad-market Yen bid dragged the pair sharply down to a near-term floor at 154.60, backsliding from the week's peak bids near 157.50. About Japan's Labor Cash Earnings This indicator, released by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, shows the average income, before taxes, per regular employee.

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