From Japan at 2350GMT, International transactions in securities, for the week ended July 12:

  • Japan buying foreign bonds: (prior week: Y 973.1bn)
  • Japan Buying Foreign Stocks: (prior week: Y-14.1B)
  • Foreign Buying Japan Bond: (prior week: Y +3.5B)
  • Foreign Buying Japan Stocks: (prior week: Y +486.9B)
  • This data from the ministry of Finance is a regular release on Thursdays, it was delayed this week due to Monday’s (July 15) Marine Day holiday

From New Zealand at 0300GMT, Credit card spending for June:

  • prior was -0.6% m/m and +2.4% y/y

Later today, at 0430GMT out of Japan is All industry Activity index for May: expected +1.2%, prior +0.4%

And at 0500GMT the final May leading and coincident indices from Japan:

  • Japan New Composite Index of Business Cycle Indicators Leading Index: prior 110.5
  • Japan New Composite Index of Business Cycle Indicators Coincident Index: prior 105.9

The G20 finance ministers (with central bank deputies) begins in Moscow.