Lael Brainard is a member of the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors - speaking at 2300 GMT
- Opening comments at a workplace development awards ceremony!
- There will be no Q&A to follow apparently so I am not expecting too much but we'll soon find out
2350 - Japan - international securities flows for the week
0000 GMT - Australia - Consumer Inflation Expectations for December
0000 GMT - New Zealand - half year economy & fiscal update
0001 GMT - UK data - RICS house price balance for November
0030 GMT Japan manufacturing PMI for December, the final (flash was last week)
OK ... now the stuff most likely to impact on the FX on the calendar ...
Starting with the Australian jobs report, due at 0030 GMT
Employment Change November:
- expected 19.0K, prior 3.7K
Unemployment Rate:
- expected 5.4%, prior 5.4%
Full Time Employment Change,
- prior was +24.3K
Part Time Employment Change,
- prior was -20.7K
Participation Rate,
- expected is 65.1%, prior 65.1%
I'll have more to come on this separately, but here is Greg with more
0200 GMT - China
November Industrial Production y/y
- expected is 6.1%, prior was 6.2%
industrial production YTD y/y
- expected is 6.6%, prior was 6.7%
Fixed Assets (excluding rural) YTD y/y,
- expected is 7.2%, prior was 7.3%
Retail Sales y/y,
- expected is 10.3%, prior was 10.0%
Retail Sales YTD y/y,
- expected is 10.3%, prior was 10.3%
And, again ... I'll have more to come on this separately
