Here is what’s on the economic calendar in Asia today – China PMIs

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2200
GMT New Zealand – ANZ Consumer Confidence Index for April

• prior -2.0% m/m to 110.8

2301
GMT UK – Lloyds business barometer for April

2330 GMT Japan Jobless
(Unemployment) rate for March

Also, Job
to applicant ratio for March

2330 GMT Tokyo inflation data
for April – Tokyo area CPI (national level CPI for the month follows
in three weeks)

• Tokyo CPI % y/y, expected -0.2%,
  prior was -0.2%

• Tokyo CPI excluding Fresh
  Food % y/y,
  expected 0.0%, prior was -0.1%

• Tokyo CPI excluding Food,
  Energy % y/y, expected 0.3%, prior was 0.3% 

2350 GMT Japan Industrial
Production for March (preliminary)

• expected -2.0% m/m, prior -1.3%

• expected -0.6% y/y, prior -2.0%

2350 GMT Japan international
securities flows for the week

0030 GMT Japan – Jibun
Bank/Markit Manufacturing PMI (final) for April

0100 GMT China official PMIs for April

• Manufacturing expected 51.8, prior 51.9

• Non-manufacturing expected 56.1, prior 56.3

• Composite prior 55.3

0145 GMT China – Caixin/Markit Manufacturing PMI for April

While the official manufacturing PMI is expected to slow slightly its the opposite for the private survey (they are different surveys, the official has a great representation of large firms and SOEs)