Domestic and overseas announcements and events are concentrated on the 26th. The Bank of Japan’s price data release, a Ministry of Finance auction, major economic indicators from various countries and earnings announcements from major companies are scheduled.
In Japan, the Bank of Japan will release July corporate services prices at 8:50 a.m., while the Ministry of Finance is scheduled to conduct a liquidity-supplying auction at 10:30 a.m. The results will be announced at 12:35 p.m., and the bonds designated for additional issuance at 5:00 p.m. Oil product prices as of the 24th will also be announced by the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy at 2:00 p.m.
Overseas, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is scheduled to release the July consumer price index at 10:30 a.m. In the United States, the Department of Commerce is scheduled to release July personal consumption expenditures (PCE) prices at 9:30 p.m., along with the revised GDP figure for April–June and July durable goods orders.
In addition, the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s weekly crude oil inventories are scheduled for release at 11:30 p.m. An auction of U.S. 2-year floating-rate Treasury notes is scheduled for 12:30 a.m. on the 27th, followed by a U.S. 5-year Treasury note auction at 2:00 a.m. The Bank of Thailand is also scheduled to announce its monetary policy decision. In the technology sector, earnings announcements from NVIDIA, Salesforce and HP are expected to be reported.
There are also reports that the Italian market will have a shortened trading session.