Q2 final GDP from Japan is due today, the preliminary result was a good un, 4% growth y/y ... let's see how today's result compares (the expected for the final is much lower)
And ... I am expecting Chinese trade balance data for August today. Timing on this is, well, flexible. it used to be fairly reliable around 0200GMT but that reliability has gone out the window in recent months. So ... some time today.
OK, from the top
2245GMT - New Zealand - manufacturing activity data for Q2
2300GMT - NY Federal Reserve President Dudley speaks on his economic outlook and his views on monetary policy
- There will be a Q&A following his speech
2350GMT - Japan trade balance BOP for July
- expected ¥ 518.0B, prior ¥ 518.5B
2350GMT - Japan - Q2 GDP, final
- GDP (seasonally adjusted), final, q/q: expected 0.7%, preliminary was 1.0%
- GDP Annualized (seasonally adjusted), final y/y: expected 2.9%, preliminary was 4.02%
- GDP Nominal (seasonally adjusted), final q/q: expected 0.9%, preliminary 1.1%
- GDP Deflator y/y, final: expected -0.4%, preliminary -0.4% (reminder, the deflator is a measure of inflation and is the number that'll have Kuroda reaching for a barf bag)
- GDP Consumer Spending (aka private Consumption) y/y, expected 0.9%, preliminary 0.9% (this measure has been improving, a positive for the Japanese economy)
- GDP Business Spending y/y, expected 0.5%, preliminary 2.4% (expected is much lower than the preliminary reading indicated)
0015GMT - Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President George speaking on the economic outlook
- There will be a Q&A following her speech
0110GMT - Bank of Japan buying government bonds, 1-3, 3-5, 10-25 and 25+ years
0130GMT - Australia - Housing finance for July
- Home loans m/m, expected is 1.0%, prior was 0.5%
- Investment lending m/m, prior was 1.6%
- Owner-occupied loan value m/m, prior was 0.3%
0300GMT - Panel participation by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia - Interest Rate Benchmarks - at the FINSIA Signature Event: The Regulators, Sydney
