Welcome, Traders!
It is Tuesday 28th of February / Wednesday 1st of March, depending on where you are.
Here are some things to expect ahead of the APAC session today.
Sentiment
The dollar's performance against its group of ten counterparts was mixed, with the yen and New Zealand dollar outperforming peers. A measure of the strength of the dollar rose for the first time in a month since September, as bets on a rate hike by the Federal Reserve were reduced.
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7:30 PM ET
Australian Real GDP YoY for 4Q
Median Forecast: 2.7% | Prior: 5.9% | Range: 3.0% / 2.4%
Australian Real GDP QoQ for 4Q
Median Forecast: 0.8% | Prior: 0.6% | Range: 1.0% / 0.4%
8:30 PM ET
Chinese NBS Manufacturing PMI for February
Median Forecast: 50.6 | Prior: 50.1 | Range: 53.0 / 50.1
8:45 PM ET
Chinese Caixin Manufacturing PMI for February
Median Forecast: 50.7 | Prior: 49.2 | Range: 52.0 /49.5
Good luck!
