Plenty on the economic calendar today
2350 GMT - Japan - International securities flows for the week ending October 13
2350 GMT - Japan - September trade balance
Trade balance:
- expected Y 556.8bn, prior was Y 113.6bn
Trade balance (adjusted):
- expected Y 309.2bn, prior was Y 367.3bn
Exports y/y:
- expected 15.0%, prior was 18.1%
Imports y/y:
- expected 14.7%, prior was 15.2%
0030 GMT - Australia - Jobs report for September
- I'll be back with a preview of this
- Also at 0030 GMT RBA transaction for September. This is a guide to intervention from the bank. there hasn't been any so it won't be a focus.
0030 GMT - National Australia Bank Business Survey for Q3
This is a separate survey from NAB's monthly survey and does not get as much attention. Something to watch for nonetheless.
0110 GMT - Reserve Bank of Australia - Speech by Michele Bullock, Assistant Governor (Financial System), at the Australian Shareholders Association
- I don't have a topic for this
0200 GMT - China - Q3 GDP
- expected is +6.8% y/y
- prior was +6.9% y/y
- expected 1.7% q/q, prior 1.7% q/q
Also at 0200 GMT, September activity data:
- Industrial Production y/y expected is 6.5%, prior was 6.0%
- Industrial production YTD y/y expected is 6.7%, prior was 6.7%
- Fixed Assets (excluding rural) YTD y/y, expected is 7.7%, prior was 7.8%
- Retail Sales y/y, expected is 10.2%, prior was 10.1%
- Retail Sales YTD y/y, expected is 10.3%, prior was 10.4%
