Asian Economic Calendar for 19 December 2023 – Bank of Japan, Reserve Bank of Australia

<p>It's a big day on the calendar today.</p><p>New Zealand data fills in the first few hours, and then Reserve Bank of Australia minutes follow at 0030 GMT, preview here:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/reserve-bank-of-australia-december-minutes-due-tuesday-q4-inflation-data-the-key-though-20231218/" target="_blank" rel="follow" data-article-link="true">Reserve Bank of Australia December minutes due Tuesday – Q4 inflation data the key though</a></li></ul><p>The key focus is the Bank of Japan. As always, there is no firmly scheduled time for the announcement, expect it between 0230 and 0330 GMT (which is 2130 – 2230 US Eastern time). Bank of Japan Governor Ueda's press conference will follow at 06030 GMT (this is scheduled). </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/bank-of-japan-statement-is-due-tuesday-preview-20231218/" target="_blank" rel="follow" data-article-link="true">Bank of Japan statement is due Tuesday – preview</a></li></ul><ul><li>This snapshot from the ForexLive economic data calendar, <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/EconomicCalendar" target="_blank" title="Click here!">access it here</a>.</li><li>The times in the left-most column are GMT.</li><li>The numbers in the right-most column are the 'prior' (previous month/quarter as the case may be) result. The number in the column next to that, where there is a number, is the consensus median expected.</li><li>I’ve noted data for New Zealand and Australia with text as the similarity of the little flags can sometimes be confusing. </li></ul>

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.