There is a huge data dump from Japan in a rapid-fire 20 minute time window to look forward to today
2301GMT - UK data - GfK Consumer Confidence for July
- expected -11, prior -10
2330GMT - Japan
- Overall Household Spending y/y for June, expected is +0.5%, prior was -0.1%
- Jobless Rate for June, expected is 3.0%, prior was 3.1%
- Job-To-Applicant Ratio for June, expected is 1.50, prior was 1.49
Also due at 2330GMT from Japan - Inflation data for June (national) and July (Tokyo)
I'll get the details for this posted separately
2350GMT - Japan - Bank of Japan 'Summary of Opinions' from the most recent meeting (July 19-20)
At the meeting:
- There was no change to policy: BOJ announce: No change to monetary policy, upgrade economic outlook
- From Kuroda's presser: More from Kuroda (3): It's important for prices to rise in tandem with wages
- It was also a farewell party: BOJ says goodbye to two persistent dissenters
- The squidsters were happy: Goldman Sachs on the BOJ & Kuroda - 'exit from QQE now looking more remote'
Also due at 2350GMT from Japan - Retail sales for June
- expected +0.4% m/m, prior -1.5%
- expected 0.2% y/y, prior 0.5%
0130GMT - Australia - Q2 PPI (Producer Price Indexes)
- Q1 was +0.5% q/q & +1.3% y/y
