A packed Economic calendar due from Asia today coming up (RBA Gov Lowe speaking too)

  • The employment report from Australia ( November) is also on the agenda.

2145 GMT New Zealand GDP for Q3

  • GDP (sa) q/q expected -4.5%, prior 2.3%

  • GDP y/y expected -1.6%, prior 17.4%

2200 GMT Australia Markit preliminary PMIs for December

  • Manufacturing prior 59.2

  • Services prior 55.7

  • Composite prior 55.7

10.30am Sydney time, which is 2330 GMT, Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Lowe speaks

  • Its a keynote address and as yet I have not seen a topic.

2350 GMT Japan trade balance for

  • expected Y -675bn, prior Y -68.5bn

Trade balance adjusted

  • expected Y -531.1bn, prior Y -444.7bn

Exports

  • expected 21.2% y/y, prior 9.4%

Imports

  • expected 40.0% y/y, prior 26.7%

0000 GMT Australia survey of consumer inflation expectations, for December

  • prior 4.6%

0030GMT Australian employment report for November

  • Employment Change: K expected 200K, prior -46.3K

  • Unemployment Rate: % expected 5.0%, prior 5.2%

  • Full-Time Employment Change: K prior was -40.4K

  • Part-Time Employment Change: K prior was -5.9K

  • Participation Rate: % expected 65.5%, prior was 64.7%

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