Reserve Bank of Australia policy meeting coming up today.

2245 GMT New Zealand Building Permits for April

  • prior -21.3% m/m

  • Nationwide shutdown impacts will be evident in the data

2245GMT New Zealand terms of trade index for Q1 q/q

  • expected +1.5%, prior +2.6%

2330 GMT Australia weekly consumer confidence

  • ANZ/Roy Morgan survey

  • prior 92.7

  • this has been rising consistently from a deep low and is still in net pessimism territory

2350 GMT Japan monetary base for May

0130 GMT Australia

  • Inventories for Q1 q/q, expected -0.6% q/q, prior 0.3%

  • and Company Operating Profit for Q1 q/q, expected 0.5% q/q, prior -3.5%

  • and Net Exports as a % of GDP for Q1, expected 0.3%, prior 0.1%

  • and BoP current account balance for Q1, expected AUD 6.1bn, prior AUD 1.0bn

  • I'll have more to come on these separately

0430 GMT RBA decision and Governor Lowe's accompanying statement

All set for another US eveining of riots?

Reserve Bank of Australia policy meeting coming up today.