South Korea’s April Manufacturing BSI Index 67 (last 65)
New Zealand’s February Building Consents -9.0% m/m (last -5.2%). March ANZ Business Confidence -43.4 (expected -40.0; last -43.3)
China’s Premier Li Qiang delivered his first major speech, lauding improved economic performance in March relative to the first two months of the year.
China and Brazil agreed to trade in their own currencies instead of the U.S. dollar.
Thailand’s central bank announced a 25-bps rate hike to 1.75%, as expected.