Many figures are not expected to fluctuate in July. National Core CPI for July is expected to boost up to 2.2% from last month's 2.0% figure, Unemployment is not expected to fluctuate either, repeating June's 4.1% unemployment figure, while the job to applicant ratio is expected fall slightly to a reading of 0.90 from 0.91 last month.

Household spending is expected not to budge as well, remaining at -1.8%.

Japan's housing starts are expected to head upwards to a positive figure of 15% from last month's -16.7% decrease.

Industrial production is expected to rise by 0.6% in July year-over-year results but decline by -0.3% month-over-month in July.

Japan's retail trade sales for the month of July is forecast to rise by 1.3% year-over-year but is expected to post a decline of 0.1% on a month-over-month basis.

All times in EDT:

Thursday:

19:15 JP Nomura/JMMA Manufacturing PMI August Exp: 46 Prior: 47

19:30 JP Jobless Rate July Exp: 4.1% Prior: 4.1%

19:30 JP Job-To-Applicant Ratio July Exp: 0.90 Prior: 0.91

19:30 JP Household Spending (Y/Y) July Exp: -1.8% Prior: -1.8%

19:30 JP Tokyo CPI (Y/Y) August Exp: +1.6% Prior: +1.6%

19:30 JP Tokyo CPI Ex-Fresh Food (Y/Y) August Exp: +1.7% Prior: +1.6%

19:30 JP Tokyo CPI Ex Food, Energy (Y/Y) August Exp: +0.3% Prior: +0.3%

19:30 JP National CPI (Y/Y) July Exp: +2.2% Prior: +2.0%

19:30 JP National CPI Ex-Fresh Food (Y/Y) July Exp: +2.3% Prior: +1.9%

19:30 JP National CPI Ex Food, Energy (Y/Y) July Exp: +0.1% Prior: +0.1%

19:50 JP Industrial Production (M/M) July Preliminary Exp: -0.3% Prior: -2.2%

19:50 JP Industrial Production (Y/Y) July Preliminary Exp: +0.6% Prior: 0.0%

19:50 JP Loans & Discounts Corp (Y/Y) July Prior: +0.9%

19:50 JP Large Retailers' Sales July Exp: -1.4% Prior: -3.9% Revised: -4.0%

19:50 JP Retail Trade (Y/Y) July Exp: +1.3% Prior: +0.3%

19:50 JP Retail Trade (M/M) SA July Exp: -0.1% Prior: 0.00%

21:30 AU Private Sector Credit (M/M) July Exp: +0.5% Prior: +0.4%

21:30 AU Private Sector Credit (Y/Y) July Exp: +11.0% Prior: +11.7%

August 28 AU HIA New Home Sales (M/M) July Prior: +4.0%

Friday:

0:00 JP Vehicle Production (Y/Y) July Prior: +4.5%

1:00 JP Housing Starts (Y/Y) July Exp: +15.0% Prior: -16.7%

1:00 JP Annualized Housing Starts July Exp: 1.1099M Prior: 1.130M

1:00 JP Construction Orders (Y/Y) July Prior: -11.7%

1:00 JP Small Business Confidence August Exp: 38 Prior: 39.9

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