2130 GMT brings a Fed official speaking, Lorie Logan from the NY Fed (senior VP):
- head of Market Operations Monitoring and Analysis (MOMA) at the NY Fed
- MOMA is responsible for execution of monetary policy at the direction of the FOMC
Let's hear what she has to say ...
2350 GMT Japan international securities flows
0030 Japan Nikkei Manufacturing PMI for April, preliminary
- prior 49.2
0130GMT brings two data points from Australia.
- Jobs report for March
- Business confidence via the quarterly version of the NAB Business Survey
For the jobs report:
- Employment Change: expected 15.0K, prior 4.6K
- Unemployment Rate: 5.0% expected %, prior 4.9%
- Full Time Employment Change: prior was -7.3K
- Part Time Employment Change: prior was 11.9K
- Participation Rate: expected 65.6%, prior was 65.6%
I'll have more to come on this separately
For the Nab Business Survey - the quarterly does not attract the same focus as the monthly, but it will be interest nonetheless.
