The agenda today is another active one
2230 GMT - Australia - weekly consumer sentiment from ANZ / Roy Morgan
- prior 117.9
0001 GMT - UK data - BRC sales (like for like)
- expected 0.5%, prior 0.6%
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0030 GMT brings data from Australia for Q4, these will be inputs to the GDP data due 24 hours later
BoP Current Account balance for Q4
- expected AUD -12.2bn, prior was -9.1bn
Also, 'net exports as a % of GDP' for Q4
- expected -0.60% , prior was 0.0
0030 GMT - Australia - In addition to the Q4 data we also get a monthly report, retail sales (for January)
- expected 0.4% m/m, prior -0.5% m/m
I will be back with previews for the Q4 data and the retial sales, but here are a few posted already:
- Australia data preview - Q4 current account
- Australia data preview - Public demand
- Australia data preview - Q4 net exports
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0330 GMT - Australia - Reserve Bank of Australia monetary policy decision for March and statement
- An on hold decision is expected, attention will turn quickly to the statement
- Preview here: AUD traders - RBA meet Tuesday - a what to expect preview
and I'll have more to come on this separately