Officials from the U.S., Japan, and South Korea are working to establish an annual meeting between heads of the three countries.
Hong Kong’s Q2 GDP -1.3% qtr/qtr, as expected (last 5.3%); 1.5% yr/yr, as expected (last 2.9%)
Singapore’s Q2 GDP 0.1% qtr/qtr (expected 0.3%; last -0.4%); 0.5% yr/yr (expected 0.7%; last 0.4%)
New Zealand’s June FPI -0.5% m/m (expected 2.1%; last 0.3%) and July Business NZ PMI 46.3 (expected 49.4; last 47.6)