Various bits and pieces of data on the agenda for the Asian FX session here today
2145 GMT - New Zealand - trade balance data for November
- Trade balance, expected is -550m, prior was -871m
- Exports, expected is 4.61bn, prior was 4.56bn
- Imports, expected is 5.10bn, prior was 5.43bn
Also, Q3 Current Account
2330 GMT - Australia - Westpac's Leading Index for November
- prior +0.13%
- this is one of my favourite indicators ... its been pointing to sub-par growth for ages now, which has been spot on the money
0000 GMT - Australia - Skilled job vacancies for November
0110 GMT - Bank of Japan JGB purchases, 1-3, 3-5, 10-25, 25+ years maturities
0200 GMT - New Zealand - Card Spending for November
- prior +0.8% m/m and +2.9% y/y
0430 GMT - Japan - All Industry Activity Index for October
- expected +0.3% m/m, prior -0.5%
- measures the monthly change in overall production by all sectors of the Japanese economy. The index closely follows Japanese gross domestic product (GDP) and overall growth figures.
There probably isn't too much in that lot that'll have much of an immediate FX impact.