10 November 2020
Chris Scicluna
- BoJ introduces new deposit facility to support regional banks while Japan’s MoF confirms intention to compile third supplementary budget.
- Japan’s ‘Economy Watchers’ cautiously more upbeat, but bank lending growth slows.
- A record rise in French unemployment, but manufacturing output maintains recovery.
- Kiwi retail spending surges in October as pandemic restrictions removed.
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09 November 2020
Chris Scicluna
- Japan’s Reuters Tankan suggests firm growth in manufacturing
- BoJ Consumption Activity Index rises in October; Japan leading index at 14-month high
- China’s trade surplus widens as export growth firms, imports slow more than expected
- German exports continue to outpace imports
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06 November 2020
Chris Scicluna
- Fed leaves policy and key messages unchanged.
- German IP rises in September, below expectations and still down 7.3%Y/Y.
- Japan’s labour cash earnings firmer than expected in September and real household spending rebounds in Q3.
- RBA SMP repeats negative cash rate ‘extraordinarily unlikely’, but open to further QE.
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05 November 2020
Chris Scicluna
- Euro sales data and construction PMIs due after German factory orders disappoint.
- Japan’s services PMI revised up solidly to a 9-month high in October.
- Aussie trade surplus widens in September as exports rise and imports fall.
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04 November 2020
Chris Scicluna
- Trump prematurely calls victory and says he’s going to the Supreme Court.
- China’s Caixin services PMI significantly beats expectations in October.
- Aussie retail sales surge.
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