Next Week's Memo
March 9 (Monday)
Japan's January labor cash earnings year-on-year: forecast to rise 2.4%; previous value rose 2.4%
Japan's January unadjusted current account: forecast surplus of 960 billion yen; previous value surplus of 728.8 billion yen
Japan's January seasonally adjusted current account: forecast surplus of 3.1763 trillion yen; previous value surplus of 2.6971 trillion yen
Japan's January trade balance under BoP: forecast to turn into a deficit of 1.0602 trillion yen; previous value surplus of 134.9 billion yen
Japan's February bank (including trust) loan year-on-year: previous value rose 4.5%
Japan's January leading indicator preliminary value: forecast 113; previous value 111
Japan's January coincident indicator preliminary value: forecast 116.9; previous value 114.3
Japan's February economic observer survey current index: forecast 48; previous value 47.6
Japan's February economic observer survey outlook index: forecast 50.6; previous value 50.1
China's February PPI year-on-year: forecast to fall 1.1%; previous value fell 1.4%
China's February CPI year-on-year: forecast to rise 0.9%; previous value rose 0.2%
*China's new RMB loans in the first two months: forecast 5.595 trillion; previous value (January) 4.71 trillion
*China's social financing scale increment in the first two months: forecast 9.3654 trillion RMB; previous value (January) 7.22 trillion RMB
*China's February M2 money supply year-on-year: forecast to rise 9%; previous value rose 9%
Germany's January seasonally adjusted manufacturing orders month-on-month: forecast to fall 4.1%; previous value rose 7.8%
Germany's January working-day adjusted manufacturing orders year-on-year: forecast to rise 13.2%; previous value rose 13%
Germany's January seasonally adjusted industrial output month-on-month: forecast to rise 1%; previous value fell 1.9%
Germany's January working-day adjusted industrial output year-on-year: forecast to fall 0.8%; previous value fell 0.6%
Taiwan's February trade balance: forecast surplus of 16.82 billion USD; previous value surplus of 18.89 billion USD
Eurozone's March Sentix investor confidence index: forecast -3; previous value 4.2
Earnings announcement: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE.US), UBS
Earnings announcement: CATL (03750.HK), Chinese Estates Holdings (00127.HK), Hong Kong Electric (00215.HK)
First day of listing: Youlesai Shared (02649.HK), ZHAOWEI (02692.HK), ESTUN AUTOMATION (02715.HK)
March 10 (Tuesday)
South Korea's fourth quarter GDP quarter-on-quarter preliminary value: forecast to fall 0.3%; previous value fell 0.3% South Korea's Q4 GDP annual rate preliminary value last year: forecasted to rise 1.5%; previous value rose 1.5%
Australia's February NAB business confidence index: previous value 3
Australia's February NAB business conditions index: previous value 7
Australia's March Westpac confidence index month-on-month: previous value fell 2.6%
Australia's March Westpac confidence index: previous value 90.5
Japan's January household spending annual rate: forecasted to rise 2.3%; previous value fell 2.6%
Japan's Q4 actual GDP annualized quarter-on-quarter final value last year: forecasted to rise 1.2%; preliminary value rose 0.2%
Japan's Q4 actual GDP quarter-on-quarter preliminary value last year: forecasted to rise 0.3%; preliminary value rose 0.1%
Japan's Q4 nominal GDP quarter-on-quarter final value last year: forecasted to rise 0.8%; preliminary value rose 0.6%
Japan's Q4 GDP deflator annual rate final value last year: forecasted to rise 3.4%; preliminary value rose 3.4%
Japan's February M2 money supply annual rate: previous value rose 1.6%
Japan's February M3 money supply annual rate: previous value rose 1%
Japan's February machine tool orders annual rate preliminary value: previous value rose 25.3%
China's trade balance in US dollars for the first two months: forecasted surplus of USD 179.05 billion
China's export annual rate in US dollars for the first two months: forecasted to rise 7%
China's import annual rate in US dollars for the first two months: forecasted to rise 6.1%
UK's February BRC comparable sales annual rate: previous value rose 2.3%
Germany's January seasonally adjusted trade balance: forecasted surplus of EUR 15.7 billion; previous value revised to a surplus of EUR 17.2 billion
France's January trade balance: previous value deficit of EUR 4.843 billion
France's January current account: previous value deficit of EUR 600 million
Italy's January PPI month-on-month: previous value fell 0.9%
Italy's January PPI annual rate: previous value fell 2%
US's February NFIB small business confidence index: forecasted 99.6; previous value 99.3
US's February existing home sales total: forecasted 3.87 million; previous value 3.91 million
US's February existing home sales month-on-month: forecasted to fall 1.2%; previous value fell 8.4%
Earnings announcements: Oracle (ORCL.US), BioNTech (BNTX.US), Volkswagen
Earnings announcements: Wharf Real Estate Investment (01997.HK), Nio-SW (09866.HK), Seaspan Corporation (01308.HK), Prosperity REIT (00778.HK), Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing (00746.HK), Lee & Man Paper (02314.HK), Eagle Precision (01286.HK)
First day of listing: Megvii Technology (03268.HK)
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Japan's February PPI MoM: forecast to rise 0.2%; previous value rose 0.2%
Japan's February PPI YoY: forecast to rise 2.2%; previous value rose 2.3%
Germany's February Harmonized HICP MoM final: forecast to rise 0.4%; initial value rose 0.4%
Germany's February Harmonized HICP YoY final: forecast to rise 2%; initial value rose 2%
Germany's February CPI MoM final: forecast to rise 0.2%; initial value rose 0.2%
Germany's February CPI YoY final: forecast to rise 1.9%; initial value rose 1.9%
U.S. last week's MBA mortgage application number: previous value rose 11%
U.S. February CPI MoM: forecast to rise 0.2%; previous value rose 0.2%
U.S. February Core CPI MoM: forecast to rise 0.3%; previous value rose 0.3%
U.S. February CPI YoY: forecast to rise 2.5%; previous value rose 2.4%
U.S. February Core CPI YoY: forecast to rise 2.4%; previous value rose 2.5%
Earnings announcement: Inditex
Earnings announcement: Cathay (00293.HK), Far East Horizon (03360.HK), Yue Yuen (00551.HK), Baoshan (03813.HK), Yuexiu Real Estate Investment Trust (00405.HK), Sunshine Real Estate Fund (00435.HK), Huilyang Technology (01860.HK)
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March 12 (Thursday)
U.S. February government budget: previous value deficit of $94.6 billion
Australia's March consumer inflation expectations: previous value 5%
New Zealand's Q4 last year manufacturing activity QoQ: previous value rose 1.1%
New Zealand's Q4 last year seasonally adjusted manufacturing activity QoQ: previous value rose 2.7%
India's February CPI YoY: forecast to rise 3.1%; previous value rose 2.75%
UK's February RICS house price balance: previous value -10%
*Germany's February wholesale price index MoM: previous value rose 0.9%
*Germany's February wholesale price index YoY: previous value rose 1.2%
Italy's Q4 last year unemployment rate: previous value 6.1%
U.S. January trade balance: forecast deficit of $67.9 billion; previous value deficit of $70.3 billion
U.S. last week's initial jobless claims: previous value 213,000
U.S. January housing starts total: forecast 1.34 million; previous value 1.404 million
U.S. January housing starts MoM: forecast to decline 4.6%; previous value rose 6.2%
U.S. January building permits preliminary value: forecast 1.392 million
U.S. January building permits MoM preliminary value: forecast to decline 4.3% Canada's January trade balance: forecast deficit of CAD 1 billion; previous deficit of CAD 1.31 billion
Canada's January wholesale sales month-on-month: forecast to decline by 0.6%; previous increase of 2%
Canada's January building permits month-on-month: previous increase of 6.8%
Earnings announcements: Adobe (ADBE.US), Manbang (YMM.US)
Earnings announcements: MTR Corporation (00066.HK), Swire Properties (01972.HK), Swire (00019.HK), Li Auto-W (02015.HK), Wharf Real Estate Investment Company (00004.HK), Orient Overseas (00316.HK), China Merchants Land (00978.HK), CITIC Telecom International (01883.HK), Guoquan (02517.HK), Hon Teng Precision (06088.HK), SF REIT (02191.HK)
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March 13 (Friday)
New Zealand's February BNZ Manufacturing PMI: previous value 55.2
South Korea's January broad money supply (L supply) month-on-month: previous increase of 1.4%
South Korea's January M2 money supply month-on-month: previous increase of 0.6%
*India's February trade balance: forecast deficit of USD 28.8 billion; previous deficit of USD 34.678 billion
UK's January GDP month-on-month: previous increase of 0.1%
UK's GDP change for the three months ending in January: previous increase of 0.1%
UK's January industrial production month-on-month: previous decrease of 0.9%
UK's January industrial production year-on-year: previous increase of 0.5%
UK's January manufacturing output month-on-month: previous decrease of 0.5%
UK's January manufacturing output year-on-year: previous increase of 0.5%
UK's January construction output year-on-year: previous decrease of 0.3%
UK's January seasonally adjusted goods trade balance: previous deficit of GBP 22.724 billion
UK's January seasonally adjusted trade balance: previous deficit of GBP 4.34 billion
France's February harmonized HICP month-on-month final value: initial value increase of 0.8%
France's February harmonized HICP year-on-year final value: forecast increase of 1.1%; initial value increase of 1.1%
France's February CPI month-on-month final value: initial value increase of 0.7%
France's February CPI year-on-year final value: forecast increase of 1%; initial value increase of 1%
Germany's January current account: previous surplus of EUR 16.1 billion
Italy's January seasonally adjusted industrial production month-on-month: previous decrease of 0.4%
Italy's January adjusted industrial production year-on-year: previous increase of 3.2%
Italy's January unadjusted industrial production year-on-year: previous increase of 3.3%
Eurozone's January industrial production month-on-month: forecast to increase by 0.5%; previous decrease of 1.4% Eurozone January industrial production year-on-year: forecast to rise 1.3%; previous value rose 1.2%
U.S. January personal income month-on-month: forecast to rise 0.5%; previous value rose 0.3%
U.S. January personal spending month-on-month: forecast to rise 0.3%; previous value rose 0.4%
U.S. January real personal consumption expenditures month-on-month: previous value rose 0.1%
U.S. January PCE price index month-on-month: forecast to rise 0.3%; previous value rose 0.4%
U.S. January PCE price index year-on-year: forecast to rise 2.9%; previous value rose 2.9%
U.S. January core PCE price index month-on-month: forecast to rise 0.4%; previous value rose 0.4%
U.S. January core PCE price index year-on-year: forecast to rise 3.1%; previous value rose 3%
U.S. January durable goods orders month-on-month preliminary: forecast to turn up 0.4%; previous value fell 1.4%
U.S. January durable goods orders excluding transportation month-on-month preliminary: forecast to rise 0.4%; previous value rose 1%
U.S. last year's fourth quarter real GDP annualized quarter-on-quarter revision: forecast to rise 1.4%; preliminary value rose 1.4%
U.S. last year's fourth quarter real personal consumption expenditures quarter-on-quarter revision: preliminary value rose 2.4%
U.S. last year's fourth quarter GDP price index revision: preliminary value rose 3.6%
U.S. March University of Michigan consumer confidence index preliminary: forecast 56.3; previous value 56.6
Canada last year's fourth quarter capacity utilization rate: previous value 78.5%
Canada February unemployment rate: forecast to rise 6.6%; previous value rose 6.5%
Canada January manufacturing sales month-on-month: forecast to turn down 3.3%; previous value rose 0.6%
Earnings announcements: Bruker (00325.HK), Fuchuang (02038.HK), CITIC Resources (01205.HK), Junshi Biosciences (01877.HK), Sinopec Engineering (02386.HK)
*To be announced as soon as the same day
