Here is the data coming up ... & we'll also get announcements and statements out of Italy on the election there to mix in with other politics
2130 GMT - Australia - services PMI
- Australian Industry Group Performance of Services Index fof February
- prior 54.9
2200 GMT - Australia services and composite PMI
- CBA / Markit Service Purchasing Managers Index for February
- Services prior 53.8
- Composite 54.2
We got the manufacturing PMIs for February from both these organisations last week:
- Australian Industry Group performance of Manufacturing Index for February 57.5
- Australia - CBA / Markit Manufacturing PMI (Feb.): 55.6
0000 GMT - Australia - private inflation measure - this is a monthly whereas the official
CPI data is quarterly. This monthly data point is a good guide.
Melbourne institute inflation gauge for February, priors (for January)
- 0.6% m/m
- 2.1 % y/y
- Trimmed mean 0.6%m/m and 2.2% y/y
0000 GMT - New Zealand - ANZ Commodity Price index for February
- prior +0.7%
0030 GMT - Australia - Building approvals for January
- Expected +5.0% m/m
- December was a big drop, -20% m/m
- expected -0.6% y/y
- prior -5.5% y/y
I'll have more to come on this separately
0030 GMT Australia - ANZ job ads for February
- prior +6.2%
Also at 0030 GMT from Australia, a few inputs to Q4 2017 GDP (this is due later in the week)
Q4 inventories
- expected 0.5% q/q, prior 0.2%
Q4 Company profits
- expected 1.5% q/q, prior 0.2%
I'll have more to come on these two separately
0030 GMT - Japan services and composite PMI
Nikkei / Markit Japan PMIs
- Services prior 51.9
- Composite 52.8
0100 GMT - New Zealand Treasury's Monthly Economic Indicators
0145 GMT - China services and composite PMI for February
The private survey Markit / Caixin PMIs
- Services expected 54.3, prior 54.7
- Composite prior 53.7
Last week we got the official surveys for manufacturing and services PMIS:
And the Caixin manufacturing PMI;