Asia Event Calendar

Date    GMT /Local          Event

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04-May  0130/1130  ***  AU  RBA Statement on Monetary Policy

04-May  0145/0945  **   CN  Caixin Service PMI

07-May      -      ***  CN  FX Reserves

07-May  2230/0830  **   AU  AI Group/HIA construction index

07-May  0050/0950       JP  BOJ releases minutes of March 8-9 policy meeting

07-May  0130/1130  **   AU  NAB business survey

08-May      -      ***  CN  Trade

08-May  2245/1045  ***  NZ  RBNZ inflation expectations survey

08-May  2350/0850  **   JP  Household spending

08-May  0130/1130  ***  AU  Retail trade monthly

08-May  0130/1130  ***  AU  Retail trade quarterly

09-May  2245/1045  **   NZ  Electronic card transactions m/m

09-May  0000/0900  **   JP  average wages (p)

10-May      -      ***  CN  Money Supply

10-May      -      ***  CN  New Loans

10-May      -      ***  CN  Social Financing

10-May  2100/0900  ***  NZ  RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement

10-May  2100/0900  ***  NZ  RBNZ official cash rate decision

10-May  0050/0950       JP  BOJ releases summary of opinions presented at

                              April 26-27 policy meeting

10-May  0100/1100  **   AU  Melbourne Institute inflation expectations survey

10-May  0130/0930  ***  CN  CPI

10-May  0130/0930  ***  CN  Producer Price Index

11-May      -      ***  CN  Money Supply

11-May      -      ***  CN  New Loans

11-May      -      ***  CN  Social Financing

11-May  0130/1130  ***  AU  Housing finance

12-May      -      ***  CN  Money Supply

12-May      -      ***  CN  New Loans

12-May      -      ***  CN  Social Financing

14-May  2350/0850  *    JP  CGPI

15-May  2300/0900       AU  RBA Deputy Governor Guy Debelle speaks at CFO

                              Forum 2018 in Sydney, also Q&A

15-May  0130/1130  ***  AU  RBA board meeting minutes

15-May  0140/1140       AU  RBA Deputy Governor Guy Debelle speaks via video

                              link at ISDA Forum in Hong Kong, also Q&A

15-May  0200/1000  ***  CN  Fixed-Asset Investment

15-May  0200/1000  ***  CN  Industrial Output

15-May  0200/1000  ***  CN  Retail Sales

16-May  2350/0850  ***  JP  GDP (p)

16-May  0030/1030  **   AU  Westpac-MI consumer sentiment

16-May  0130/1130  ***  AU  Quarterly wage price index

17-May  2350/0850  *    JP  Machinery orders

17-May  0130/1130  ***  AU  Labor force survey

18-May  2350/0850  ***  JP  CPI

21-May  2350/0850  **   JP  Trade

23-May  0030/1030  *    AU  Westpac-MI leading index

23-May  0130/1130  ***  AU  Quarterly construction work done

23-May  0800/1800       AU  RBA Governor Philip Lowe speaks at Australia-China

                              Relations Institute event in Sydney, also Q&A

24-May      -           AU  RBA Assistant Governor Michele Bullock speaks at

                              De Nederlandsche Bank Housing Market seminar in

                              Amsterdam

25-May  2330/0830  **   JP  Tokyo CPI

30-May  2100/0900  ***  NZ  RBNZ Financial Stability Report

30-May  2350/0850  *    JP  Retail sales (p)

31-May  2350/0850  **   JP  Industrial production

31-May  0100/0900  ***  CN  CFLP Manufacturing PMI

31-May  0130/1130  ***  AU  Quarterly Private new capex

31-May  0130/1130  **   AU  RBA private sector credit m/m

31-May  1200/2000  **   CN  CFLP Non-Manufacturing PMI

01-Jun  1200/2000  ***  CN  Caixin Manufacturing PMI

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