Economic calendar due from Asia today – RBA Governor speaking

And a heads up for NZD traders, following Lowe from the RBA today will be RBNZ Governor Orr speaking later, from 0630GMT. The speech title is: The COVID pandemic: challenges and opportunities facing central banks

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GMT New Zealand Terms of Trade for Q3

• expected -3.8%, prior 2.5% q/q

2300 GMT Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Lowe speaking  before the Australian Parliament’s House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics

2350 GMT Japan monetary base for November 

2301GMT UK data – BRC Shop
Price Index y/y for November 

• expected -1.3% y/y, prior -1.2%

• British Retail Consortium
  monthly shop price index

0030 GMT Australia GDP for Q3

• GDP y/y expected -4.4%, prior -6.3%

• GDP (sa) q/q expected +2.5%,
  prior -7.0%

• Q3 to show rebound growth q/q from Q2 as most of Australia emerged from lockdown restrictions

0110 GMT Bank of Japan
Japanese Government Bond purchase operation

0130 GMT BOJ Deputy Governor Amamiya speaking

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