The GDP data from China for the final quarter of 2018 will be the focus, but there is more also from the country

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0001 GMT UK data - House prices from Rightmove for January, prior -1.5% m/m & +0.7% y/y

0110 GMT Bank of Japan JGB buying

  • 1-3, 3-5, 10-25, 25+ years to maturity

0200 GMT China Q4 2018 GDP

  • expected 6.4% y/y, prior 6.5%
  • for the full year, 6.6% expected, prior 6.7%

Also at 0200GMT from China, activity data for December

  • Industrial Production y/y expected is 5.3%, prior was 5.4%
  • industrial production YTD y/y expected is 6.2%, prior was 6.3%
  • Fixed Assets (excluding rural) YTD y/y, expected is 6.0%, prior was 5.9%
  • Retail Sales y/y, expected is 8.1%, prior was 8.1%
  • Retail Sales YTD y/y, expected is 9.0%, prior was 9.1%