Week Ahead APAC Economic Preview: Week of 3 December 2018
- Worldwide release of PMI surveys offer insights into Q4 economic performance and price trends
- Australia and India set monetary policy
- Australia GDP
- US non-farm payrolls and earnings
- Special focus on Vietnam
Worldwide release of November PMI surveys will offer important clues into fourth quarter economic performance and price trends amid lower oil prices. A number of countries in Asia will also publish updated inflation figures. Australia and India will meanwhile decide on monetary policy. China also releases trade and inflation numbers over the next weekend.
Other data highlights for Asia include updated estimates to South Korea's GDP data, as well as trade figures for Malaysia and Taiwan.
Elsewhere, US nonfarm payrolls and wage data will be keenly watched for insights into the pace of future Fed rate hikes.
Our special focus this week looks at the rapid expansion and projected future development of the Vietnamese economy.
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Contact for further APAC commentary: Rajiv Biswas or Bernard Aw
Contact for European and US PMI commentary: Chris Williamson
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