分析相信，通脹降急紓緩日本央行持續加息防範通脹的壓力。日圓兌每美元一度跌穿156.4水平，每百日圓兌港元約報4.95。
加息預期降温亦利好日股，TOPIX指數升0.15%，收報3423.06，再創收市新高。
Tokyo inflation cooled sharply in December, reinforcing the view that headline price pressures are easing even as underlying inflation remains sticky. In its latest publication, Tokyo CPI slowed to 2.0%, and core CPI eased to 2.3%