Japan April final Nikkei manufacturing PMI 53.8 vs 53.3 prelim
RBA leaves cash rate unchanged at 1.5%
Australia’s April CoreLogic house price index falls 0.3% m/m
Australia April commodity prices (SDR terms) -1.4%y/y. vs -2.1% prior
NZ Finance Minister Robertson says budget for 2018 will “deliver a surplus”
NZ building permits for March 14.7% versus 5.7% last month
UK Markit PMI manufacturing 53.9% vs 54.8% expected