Expectations are that Australia's labour market will remain tight. So far there is little sign that wages are triggering spiralling inflation though. The latest we've had from the RBA have been pauses at a 4.1% cash rate and messaging that if the hiking cycle is not over, its very close to. We'll take some info from the jobs data today but the most focus will be on quarterly inflation data not due until October 25.

Economic calendar in Asia 17 August 2023

This snapshot from the ForexLive economic data calendar, access it here.

The times in the left-most column are GMT.

The numbers in the right-most column are the 'prior' (previous month/quarter as the case may be) result. The number in the column next to that, where there is a number, is the consensus median expected.

I’ve noted data for New Zealand and Australia with text as the similarity of the little flags can sometimes be confusing.