Welcome, Traders!
Today is Monday the 14th of August or Tuesday the 15th of August, depending on where you are.
Here are some things to look out for in the session.
Sentiment:
The US dollar rose for the third consecutive day, helped by a rise in policy-sensitive Treasury yields as traders reduced their bets on the magnitude of Fed rate reduction expected in 2024. The yen and offshore yuan both extended last week's decline, reaching YTD lows.
Docket:
7:50 PM ET
Japanese GDP QoQ Annualised - Forecast: 2.9% | Prior: 2.7%
Japanese GDP QoQ - Forecast: 0.8% | Prior: 0.7%
9:30 PM ET
RBA Meeting Minutes
Australian Wage Price Index YoY - Forecast: 3.7% | Prior: 3.7%
Australian Wage Price Index QoQ - Forecast: 0.9% | Prior: 0.8%
10:00 PM ET
Chinese Urban Investment YTD YoY - Forecast: 3.7% | Prior: 3.8%
Chinese Unemployment Rate - Forecast: 5.2% | Prior: 5.2%
Chinese Retail Sales YoY - Forecast: 4% | Prior: 3.1%
Chinese Industrial Output YoY - Forecast: 4.3% | Prior: 4.4%
Chinese NBS Press Conference