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China PMIs, Bank of Korea and Bank of Thailand Headline Docket

ASIA

The docket in Asia this week is headlined by Official and Caixin PMI's from China, also due this week is the monetary policy decisions from the Bank of Thailand (Wednesday).

  • China: The aforementioned PMI data headlines the Chinese docket this week, November's Official PMIs cross on Thursday and Caixin Mfg PMI is due on Friday. October Industrial Profits cross today, there is no estimate and the prior read was 11.9% Y/Y.
  • South Korea: Bank of Korea's latest monetary policy decision headlines this week's docket. No change in the base rate is expected at Thursday's meeting. Also due this week is Nov Consumer Confidence (Tuesday), Dec Business Survey (Wednesday), Oct Industrial Production (Thursday) with November Trade Balance and S&P Global Mfg PMI rounding off the docket on Friday.
  • Hong Kong: Due today is October Trade Balance, a deficit of $46.5bn is expected. Further out the docket is light with just October Retail Sales and October Budget Balance due to cross on Thursday.
  • Taiwan: Flash Q3 GDP tomorrow provides the highlight this week, a rise of 2.30% Y/Y is expected. Also due is October Monitoring Indicator (today) and November S&P Global Mfg PMI on Friday.
  • Singapore: The docket is light this week with just October Money Supply due on Thursday.
  • Malaysia: November S&P Global Mfg PMI on Friday is the only data of note this week, there is no estimate and the prior read was 46.8.
  • Indonesia: The docket is empty until Friday when November S&P Global Mfg PMI and CPI cross.
  • Thailand: Bank of Thailand's monetary policy decision is the highlight of the weeks docket, no change to the Benchmark Interest Rate is expected. The data docket is busy this week with also October Customs Trade Balance (today), October Mfg Production and Trade Balance (Thursday), with November S&P Global Mfg PMI and Business Sentiment due on Friday.
  • India: The docket is empty until Thursday when October Fiscal Deficit and Q3 GDP crosses. On Friday we have November S&P Global Mfg PMI.
  • Philippines: November S&P Global Mfg PMI on Friday is the highlight of the week's docket. Also on tap this week is October Budget Balance (Wednesday) and October Bank Lending (Thursday).

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