NexAsia Week Ahead: China inflation; European GDP data coming up

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    (Note: all times HKT)

    Good morning everyone. China’s inflation figures are set to kick off this week’s data deluge while U.S. retail sales are slated to grab all the attention mid-week. European GDP growth numbers meanwhile will be capping the week with a fury.

    Here’s what else you should look out for:

    Sunday:

    10:00 am – China July YoY Inflation Rate – forecast: unchanged at 1.4%

    10:00 am – China July MoM Inflation – forecast: 0.1% from 0%

    Monday:

    1:00 pm – Japan July Consumer Confidence – forecast: 41.43 from 41.7

    11:25 pm – Atlanta Fed President Lockhart Speech

    Tuesday:

    8:00 am – Singapore Final Q2 QoQ GDP Growth Rate – forecast: -4.6% from 4.2%

    8:00 am – Singapore Final Q2 YoY GDP Growth Rate – forecast: 1.7% from 2.8%

    5:00 pm – Germany August Zew Economic Sentiment Index – forecast: 31.6 from 29.7

    Wednesday:

    8:30 am – Australia August Westpac Consumer Confidence Index – forecast: 94.56 from 92.3

    8:30 am – RBA Deputy Governor Lowe Speech

    1:30 pm – China July YoY Industrial Production – forecast: 5.74% from 6.8%

    1:30 pm – China July YoY Retail Sales – forecast: 10.43% from 10.6%

    4:30 pm – U.K. July Claimant Count Change – forecast: 5,000 from 7,000

    4:30 pm – U.K. June Unemployment Rate – forecast: 5.5% from 5.6%

    7:30 pm – New York Fed President Dudley Speech

    Thursday:

    7:50 am – Japan June MoM Machinery Orders – forecast: -0.54% from 0.6%

    2:00 pm – Germany July Final Inflation Rate – forecast: 0.2% from 0.3%

    2:45 pm – France July Inflation Rate – forecast: 0.2% from 0.3%

    5:00 pm – Greece Preliminary Q2 QoQ GDP Growth Rate – forecast: -0.3% from -0.2%

    5:00 pm – Greece Preliminary Q2 YoY GDP Growth Rate – forecast: -0.7% from 0.2%

    7:30 pm – ECB Monetary Policy Meeting Accounts

    8:30 pm – U.S. July MoM Retail Sales – forecast: 0.48% from -0.3%

    8:30 pm – U.S. July YoY Retail Sales – forecast: 1.53% from 1.4%

    Friday:

    1:30 pm – France Preliminary Q2 QoQ GDP Growth Rate – forecast: 0.2% from 0.6%

    1:30 pm – France Preliminary Q2 YoY GDP Growth Rate – forecast: 0.7% from 0.8%

    2:00 pm – Germany Preliminary Q2 QoQ GDP Growth Rate – forecast: 0.4% from 0.3%

    2:00 pm – Germany Preliminary Q2 YoY GDP Growth Rate – forecast: 1.4% from 1.1%

    4:00 pm – Italy Preliminary Q2 QoQ GDP Growth Rate – forecast: 0.2% from 0.3%

    4:00 pm – Italy Preliminary Q2 YoY GDP Growth Rate – forecast: unchanged at 0.1%

    4:30 pm – Hong Kong Q2 QoQ GDP Growth Rate – forecast: 0.77% from 0.4%

    4:30 pm – Hong Kong Q2 YoY GDP Growth Rate – forecast: 2.4% from 2.1%

    5:00 pm – Eurozone Preliminary Q2 QoQ GDP Growth Rate – forecast: unchanged at 0.4%

    5:00 pm – Eurozone Preliminary Q2 YoQ GDP Growth Rate – forecast: 1.31% from 1%

    5:00 pm – Eurozone July Final YoY Inflation Rate – forecast: unchanged 0.2%

    5:00 pm – Eurozone July MoM Inflation Rate – forecast: -0.55% from 0%

    8:30 pm – U.S. July MoM Core PPI

    8:30 pm – U.S. July MoM PPI

    9:15 pm – U.S. July MoM Industrial Production – forecast: 0.3% from 0.2% (revised)

    10:00 pm – U.S. Preliminary August Michigan Consumer Sentiment – forecast: 94 from 93.1

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