Australia Economic Calendar for February 28, 2018

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Wed., Feb 28				Period	Actual	Forecast	Previous

	AUD	05:30 PM	AiG Performance of Mfg Index	FEB	-	-	58.7

	AUD	07:30 PM	Private Capital Expenditure	Q4	-	-	1.0%
Thu., Mar 01				Period	Actual	Forecast	Previous

	AUD	12:30 AM	RBA Commodity Index (Y-o-Y)	FEB	-	-	-0.6%
Sun., Mar 04				Period	Actual	Forecast	Previous

	AUD	05:30 PM	AiG Performance of Service Index	FEB	-	-	54.9

	AUD	07:30 PM	Company Operating Profit (Q-o-Q)	Q4	-	-	-0.2%

	AUD	07:30 PM	Building Approvals (Y-o-Y)	JAN	12.0%	-	-5.5%

	AUD	07:30 PM	Building Approvals (M-o-M)	JAN	-	-	-20.2%
Mon., Mar 05				Period	Actual	Forecast	Previous

	AUD	07:30 PM	Financial Account Balance - BoP	Q4	14.0B	-	12.8 (R)B

	AUD	07:30 PM	Retail Sales (M-o-M)	JAN	0.1%	0.3%	-0.5%

	AUD	07:30 PM	Current Account Balance - BoP	Q4	-14.0B	-	-9.1B

	AUD	10:30 PM	Interest Rate Decision	-	1.50%	1.5%	1.50%
Tue., Mar 06				Period	Actual	Forecast	Previous

	AUD	05:30 PM	AiG Performance of Construction Index	FEB	56.0	-	54.3

	AUD	07:30 PM	GDP (Y-o-Y)	Q4	2.4%	2.5%	2.8%

	AUD	07:30 PM	GDP (Q-o-Q)	Q4	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Wed., Mar 07				Period	Actual	Forecast	Previous

	AUD	12:30 AM	Official Foreign Reserves	FEB	55.15B	-	52.75B

	AUD	07:30 PM	Exports	JAN	33.92B	-	32.53 (R)B

	AUD	07:30 PM	Imports	JAN	32.87B	-	33.68 (R)B

	AUD	07:30 PM	Trade Balance	JAN	1055M	-	-1146 (R)M
Mon., Mar 12				Period	Actual	Forecast	Previous

	AUD	08:30 PM	Home Loans	JAN	-1.1%	-	-2.3%

	AUD	08:30 PM	Investment Lending	JAN	1.1%	-	-2.6%

	AUD	08:30 PM	NAB Business Confidence	FEB	9	-	12

	AUD	08:30 PM	NAB Business Conditions	FEB	21	-	19
Tue., Mar 13				Period	Actual	Forecast	Previous

	AUD	07:30 PM	Westpac Consumer Confidence	JAN	0.2%	-	-2.3%
Mon., Mar 19				Period	Actual	Forecast	Previous

	AUD	10:30 AM	CB Leading Index	JAN	-0.1%	-	-0.3%

	AUD	10:30 AM	CB Coincidence Index	JAN	0.2%	-	0.2 (R)%

	AUD	08:30 PM	House Price Index (Y-o-Y)	Q4	5.0%	3.6%	8.3%

	AUD	08:30 PM	House Price Index (Q-o-Q)	Q4	1.0%	-0.5%	-0.2%
Tue., Mar 20				Period	Actual	Forecast	Previous

	AUD	07:30 PM	Westpac Leading Index (M-o-M)	FEB	0.3%	-	-0.3 (R)%
Wed., Mar 21				Period	Actual	Forecast	Previous

	AUD	08:30 PM	Participation Rate	FEB	65.7%	-	65.6%

	AUD	08:30 PM	Unemployment Rate	FEB	5.6%	5.5%	5.5%

	AUD	08:30 PM	Employment Change	FEB	17.5K	20K	12.5 (R)K
Wed., Mar 28				Period	Actual	Forecast	Previous

	AUD	08:30 PM	Private Sector Credit (M-o-M)	FEB	0.4%	-	0.2 (R)%

	AUD	08:30 PM	M3 Money Supply (Y-o-Y)	FEB	3.9%	-	4.3%

	AUD	08:30 PM	M3 Money Supply (M-o-M)	FEB	-	-	0.6%

	AUD	08:30 PM	Private Sector Credit (Y-o-Y)	FEB	4.9%	-	4.9%
Mon., Apr 02				Period	Actual	Forecast	Previous

	AUD	06:30 PM	AiG Performance of Mfg Index	MAR	63.1	-	57.5
Tue., Apr 03				Period	Actual	Forecast	Previous

	AUD	12:30 AM	Interest Rate Decision	-	1.5%	1.5%	1.50%

	AUD	02:30 AM	RBA Commodity Index (Y-o-Y)	MAR	-2.1%	-	-2.8 (R)%

	AUD	09:30 PM	Retail Sales (M-o-M)	FEB	0.6%	0.33%	0.1%

	AUD	09:30 PM	Building Approvals (Y-o-Y)	FEB	-3.1%	-	12.0%

	AUD	09:30 PM	Building Approvals (M-o-M)	FEB	-6.2%	-4%	17.1%
Wed., Apr 04				Period	Actual	Forecast	Previous

	AUD	07:30 PM	AiG Performance of Service Index	MAR	56.9	-	54.0

	AUD	09:30 PM	Imports	FEB	33.41B	-	33.27 (R)B

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Australia Economic Calendar for February 28, 2018

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FOREX NEWS

U.S. Dollar Down After Weak ISM Manufacturing PMI, Job Openings Data

U.S. Dollar Rises As Asian Markets Traded Lower

U.S. Dollar Rises Against Majors

U.S. Dollar Appreciates As Employment Costs Jump

Euro Rises On Strong Eurozone Economic Data

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL NEWS

Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged Amid Lack Of Progress On Inflation

U.S. Construction Spending Unexpectedly Edges Slightly Lower In March

U.S. Manufacturing Index Indicates Modest Contraction In April

U.S. Crude Oil Inventories Unexpectedly Rebound

U.S. Job Openings Decrease More Than Expected In March