Australia/New Zealand Economic Data/Events Calendar

Date     AU            Event

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07-Feb  0845  ***  NZ  Quarterly Labor market data

07-Feb  0930  **   AU  AI Group/HIA construction index

08-Feb  0700  ***  NZ  RBNZ official cash rate decision

08-Feb  0700  ***  NZ  RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement

08-Feb  0800  ***  NZ  RBNZ monetary policy press conference

08-Feb  1130  **   AU  NAB quarterly business survey

08-Feb  2000       AU  RBA Gov Philip Lowe speaks at A50 Australian Economic

                         Forum dinner in Sydney, also Q&A

09-Feb  1130  ***  AU  RBA Statement on Monetary Policy

09-Feb  1130  ***  AU  Housing finance

12-Feb  0845  **   NZ  Electronic card transactions m/m

13-Feb  0730       AU  RBA Asst Gov Luci Ellis speaks at ABE Forecasting

                         Conference in Sydney, also Q&A

13-Feb  1130  **   AU  NAB business survey

14-Feb  1030  **   AU  Westpac-MI consumer sentiment

14-Feb  1300  ***  NZ  RBNZ inflation expectations survey

15-Feb  1130  ***  AU  Labor force survey

20-Feb  0915       AU  RBA Asst Gov Michele Bullock speaks at Responsible

                         Lending and Borrowing Summit in Sydney, also Q&A

20-Feb  1130  ***  AU  RBA board meeting minutes

21-Feb  1030  *    AU  Westpac-MI leading index

21-Feb  1130  ***  AU  Quarterly wage price index

21-Feb  1130  ***  AU  Quarterly construction work done

23-Feb  0845  **   NZ  Quarterly retail trade

--MNI Sydney Bureau; tel: +61 2-9716-5467; email: sophia.rodrigues@marketnews.com

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