Chinese industrial production, retail sales, and fixed asset investment data due this weekend
- On Saturday 12 March 2016 at 0530GMT
- The data combine January and February in an attempt to "smooth" anomalies that may have occurred over the lunar new year holiday.
- We normally get m/m and YTD figures for these data, but given the combination of January and February the "m/m" and YTD are the same for this release
Industrial Production % y/y YTD
- expected 5.6%, prior 5.9%
Retail Sales % YTD y/y
- expected 10.8%, previous was 11.1%
Fixed Asset Investment (Excl. Rural) YTD % y/y
- expected 10.8%, prior 11.1%
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Also over the weekend, due at 0200GMT on Saturday 12 March 2016 (so, prior to the data, above, release), People's Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan is giving a news conference in Beijing.
The press conference has a title: "Financial reform and development" . Also speaking there will be deputy governors Yi Gang, Fan Yifei & Pan Gongsheng (Head of SAFE - the State Administration of Foreign Exchange).
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Don't forget to join me early on Monday for the initial FX market reaction in New Zealand.
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ps. I'd normally post something like this a bit later on a Friday. But its a beautiful day here and I might just rack off early to the beach.