Japan Leading Index Data Due On Friday
(RTTNews) - Japan will on Friday see February results for its leading and coincident economic indexes, highlighting a modest day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. In January, the leading index score was 96.6.
Japan also will release February numbers for household spending, with forecasts suggesting a decline of 0.4 percent on month and a gain of 4.3 percent on year. That follows the 2.7 percent monthly jump and he 0.3 percent annual decline.
South Korea will provide February figures for its current account; in January, it showed a deficit of $4.52 billion.
Finally, the markets in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Indonesia are closed on Friday for Good Friday.
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