The data from China is expected to show some improvement on the month. Its been very mixed from the country with piecemeal stimulus acting as some support for the economy while renewed outbreaks of serious respiratory illness are acting as a brake on travel and spending as consumers exercise caution. Stimulus does appear to be winning out, check out the big jump in retail sales expected. Be good if we hit it!

Economic calendar in Asia 15 December 2023
  • This snapshot from the ForexLive economic data calendar, access it here.
  • The times in the left-most column are GMT.
  • The numbers in the right-most column are the 'prior' (previous month/quarter as the case may be) result. The number in the column next to that, where there is a number, is the consensus median expected.
  • I’ve noted data for New Zealand and Australia with text as the similarity of the little flags can sometimes be confusing.