As always, the screenshot has what’s on the data agenda today. The number in the column next to that, where there is a number, is the consensus median expected.
None of it is too significant in terms of expected immediate market movement.
The preliminary PMIs due from Australia will be interesting. All three are in expansion and are suggestive of an economy that is ‘expanding’. This is welcomed by the Reserve Bank of Australia. What is not welcomed by the Bank right now is the stickiness of high inflation in Australia. This has seen the Bank abandon its dovishness and flip the switch to more hawkish. For November this result was a blockbuster +12.8% jump that I found difficult to attach much credibility to
Economic and event calendar in Asia for Tuesday, December 16, 2025