Australia Home Loan Data Due On Friday
(RTTNews) - Australia will on Friday release March figures for home loans, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. In February, loans were up 1.6 percent on month and investment lending added 1.2 percent.
Singapore will provide March data for retail sales; in February, sales were up 3.0 percent on month and 8.4 percent on year.
Hong Kong will see March numbers for retail sales; in February, sales were up 1.9 percent on year.
Finally, the markets in China remain shuttered for Labor Day, and will reopen on Monday. Japan is also off for Constitution Memorial Day.
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