there are a few itmes to watch out for today … but the big news will be the FOMC announcement and news conference in the US on Wednesday. But here’s a bit to keep us going …
At 2245GMT from New Zealand we get:
- Current Account Balance for Q1: expected is -635m, prior was -.255Bn
- and Q1 Current Account to GDP ratio YTD: expected is -4.8%, prior was -5%
Japan at 2350GMT:
- Merchandise Trade Balance total for May: expected is Y-1220Bn, prior was Y-879.9B
- Adjust merchandise trade balance for May: expected is Y-890Bn, prior was Y-764.4Bn
- Merchandise exports for May: expected is 6.4Bn, prior was 3.8Bn
- Merchandise Imports for May: expected is 11.0bn, prior was 9.4Bn
At 0000GMT for Australia, the April Conference Board leading economic index, prior was +0.1%
At 0030GMT from Australia, Westpac/MI Leading Index for April, prior was +0.2% m/m
And at 0100GMT from Australia, DEWR job vacancy data for May