From Australia today:

2230GMT

  • AIG Performance of Manufacturing index for January, prior was 47.6

2300GMT

  • RPData/Rismark house price index for January, prior was 1.4%

2330GMT

  • TD Securities/Melbourne Institute (MI) Inflation Gauge for January, prior was 0.7% m/m and 2.7% y/y. This will be watched with more interest than usual after the Q4 CPI came in much stronger than expected (here and here)

0030GMT – and the main event …

Building approvals for December

  • For the m/m, expected is -0.5%, prior was -1.5%
  • For the y/y, expected is +23.4%, prior was +22.2%
  • If approvals come in strong, look for an AUD rally in the aftermath, if not it should continue under pressure

Also at 0030GMT,

  • ANZ job advertisements data for January, prior was -0.7% m/m

At 0530GMT

  • Commodity Prices (measures the change in the selling price of exported commodities) for January, prior was -4.0% to 92.1

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From Japan today, at 0500GMT, Vehicle sales for January, prior was +18.7% y/y

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From China today at 0100GMT