Disappointing inflation numbers and dire retail sales figures could test the BoC’s resolve… Support continued to come from progress on the USMCA agreement, however. For the Japanese Yen There was plenty for the Bank of Japan to consider ahead of Thursday’s monetary policy decision… Private sector PMI figures delivered mixed results. With the trade balance falling from a ¥15.7bn surplus to an ¥82.1bn deficit in November, the economy is not out of the woods just yet… On Friday, inflation figures also left the Yen unmoved, leaving it in the red for the week.