Gold prices may rise as global virus uncertainty boosts demand for safety. US Dollar weakness amid accommodative central bank policy could provide added support.
China PMIs due this coming week – the inside word preview
The official PMIs are due on Tuesday, see post (or at the bottom of this post) for priors and expected.
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Later in the week, Wednesday and Friday, are the private survey PMIs, Caixin/Markit.
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Later in the week, Wednesday and Friday, are the private survey PMIs, Caixin/Markit.
China data – May 2020 industrial profits +6.0% y/y (prior -4.3%)
China’s industrial profits fell in Q1 and started to be not so bad through March and April as the economy crawled toward recovery.
– May comes in at +6.0% y/y from -4.3% in April
– May comes in at +6.0% y/y from -4.3% in April
Japan press says Japan to ready 1m doses of coronavirus vaccine for swift distribution. Note, there is no vaccine.
Nikkei with the report that biotech venture AnGes will ready production capacity for 1 million doses of COVID19 vaccines by March
They also say, and this is key (!):
They also say, and this is key (!):
Here is what’s ahead on the Australian data calendar this coming week
I’ll have more to come on these in the daily data calendar heads up, a quick heads up here.
Monday
– Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) latest weekly „Household Impacts of COVID-19 Survey.“
Tuesday
Monday
– Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) latest weekly „Household Impacts of COVID-19 Survey.“
Tuesday