Not too much on the calendar, but Australian data and central bank statement the focus

0000GMT - Japan Labor Cash earnings y/y

  • expected +0.5%, prior +0.6%

& Real cash earnings

  • expected +0.1% y/y, prior flat at 0.0%

0130GMT - Australia - Retail sales for June

  • expected +0.2% m/m,
  • prior was +0.6%

In addition to the June figures there is also Q2 data - Retail Sales excl. inflation

  • expected +1.2% q/q, prior +0.1%

I posted a preview yesterday, link here

Also at 0130GMT - Reserve Bank of Australia Statement on Monetary Policy (SoMP)

This sets out the Bank's assessment of current economic conditions, both domestic and international, along with the outlook for Australian inflation and output growth. A number of articles on topics of special interest are also published. The Statement is issued four times a year.

I psoted a preview yesterday - link here