The focus on the agenda for the Asia day is the Reserve Bank of Australia minutes release, for the February 2023 meeting
The February 2023 monetary policy decision was a +25bp rate hike. And the statement from Governor Lowe accompanying the decision tilted more hawkish, firming up expectations of further hikes to come.
Since the decision we've had extensive public remarks from Lowe, links can found in these posts
- ForexLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: USD carried on higher
- ForexLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: USD up, region’s equities lower
So while the minutes will be eyed for more detail we do know what the RBA is thinking (more hikes to come).
This snapshot from the ForexLive economic data calendar, access it here.
The times in the left-most column are GMT.
The numbers in the right-most column are the 'prior' (previous month/quarter as the case may be) result. The number in the column next to that, where there is a number, is the consensus median expected.
I’ve noted data for New Zealand and Australia with text as the similarity of the little flags can sometimes be confusing.
