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(CEP News) - On Tuesday night, markets will focus on Japan's trade balance data. Meanwhile, in Australia, the Westpac leading index for August will be released.
Economists expect Japanese trade balance to show a deficit of ¥145.5B in August, following a previous surplus of ¥232.2B. Early Wednesday, markets will focus on the release of Japanese industrial production figures for August, which fell 3.5% month-over-month in July and 6.9% year-over-year. Markets will also pay attention to the release of Japanese capacity utilization, which rose 1.4% in August. All times in EDT Tuesday 19:50 JP Current Account Total August Exp: ¥1190.7B Prior: +¥1531.8B 19:50 JP Adjusted Current Account Total August Exp: +¥1156.2B Prior: +¥1555.9B 19:50 JP Trade Balance - BOP Basis August Exp: -¥145.5B Prior: +¥232.2B 20:30 AU Westpac Leading Index (M/M) August Prior: +0.2% October 15-22 CN Wholesale Prices (Y/Y) September Prior: +8.2% Wednesday 0:00 JP Tokyo Condominium Sales (Y/Y) September Prior: -38.8% 0:30 JP Industrial Production (M/M) August Final Prior: -3.5% 0:30 JP Industrial Production (Y/Y) August Final Prior: -6.9% 0:30 JP Capacity Utilization (M/M) August Final Prior: +1.4% By Neils Christensen,
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