The early data from New Zealand and Australia is of lower tier importance, but from Japan later is of a little more focus.

2230GMT - New Zealand - Services PMI for Aug, prior was 56.5

0130GMT - Australia - Credit card Purchases and Balances for July, prior was AUD25.5bn and AUD 51.5bn respectively

0430GMT - Japan - Tertiary Industry Index for July, prior was 0.3%

0430GMT - Japan - July (final) Industrial production

The preliminary data for July IP came in at a miss on expectations and below the reading for the prior month. Weak exports, weak private consumption, and concerns about China and EMs were all cited for the miss.

For the final reading today,

  • m/m data, preliminary was -0.6% and prior was +1.1%
  • y/y, preliminary was +0.2%, prior was +2.3%