New Zealand will on Thursday release May figures for electronic card retail sales, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. In April, sales were flat on month and down 0.3 percent on year.
Hong Kong will provide Q1 data for industrial production and producer prices; in the three months prior, they were up an annual 0.9 percent and 4.1 percent, respectively.
Australia will see the June inflation forecast from the Melbourne Institute; in May, the forecast pegged consumer prices as higher by an annual 4.1 percent.
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December 26, 2025 08:42 ET Third quarter economic growth data from some major economies including the U.S. were the main news in this holiday shortened week. GDP growth and industrial production data from the U.S. helped to boost morale, while the consumer confidence survey results were less upbeat. In Europe, the quarterly economic growth data from the U.K. drew attention, while the minutes of the Australian central bank’s latest policy session was in focus in Asia.