Economic and event calendar in Asia Friday, July 24, 2026 - Inflation data from Japan

The article is a brief Asia economic calendar note highlighting Japan’s upcoming inflation release on Friday, July 24, 2026, which the Bank of Japan will watch closely ahead of its July 30-31 policy meeting. It references earlier Tokyo CPI data showing underlying inflation pressures are building: Tokyo core-core CPI rose to 1.9% in June, with energy-driven inflation spreading into food and other goods. The tone implies the inflation data could reinforce expectations for a BOJ rate hike, which is a key macro driver for Japanese equities and broader Asia FX/rate markets. The article itself does not present a market move, but it flags an important policy-sensitive data point likely to affect Japan 225 trading and BOJ expectations.