New Zealand will provide a batch of data on Friday, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. On tap are May figures for net migration and credit card spending, plus the June results for the NBNZ business confidence survey.
Net migration saw a decline of 850 people in April, while credit card spending was up 0.2 percent on month and 3.7 percent on year in the previous month. The NBNZ index saw a score of 27.1 in May.
Malaysia will provide May figures for its corporate price index; inflation was up 1.9 percent on year and was flat on month in April.
Finally, the markets in China and Hong Kong are closed on Friday for the Dragon Boat Festival.
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