2245 GMT New Zealand BoP Current Account Balance for q1
- expected -2.47bn, prior -2.695bn
- Tourism earnings down a drag for this
Current account to GDP ratio YTD
- expected -2.1%, prior -0.8%
2330 GMT Australia weekly consumer confidence
ANZ/Roy Morgan survey
prior 110.7
2350 GMT Japan trade balance for May
expected Y -77bn, prior Y 253.1bn
Trade balance adjusted
expected Y 241.8bn, prior Y 65.2bn
Exports
expected 50.8% y/y, prior 38.0% ... base effects impacting y/y (May 2020 was a virus-impacted shocker!)
Imports
expected 26.6% y/y, prior 12.8%
2350 GMT Japan Core Machinery Orders for April
expected 2.5%, prior 3.7% m/m
expected 8%, prior -2% y/y
Used as a capex indicator for Japan in the months ahead
0030 GMT Australia - Westpac leading indicator for May
prior +0.2% m/m
Activity data from China for May is due today also I'll have more to come on this separately
