Next Week At A Glance

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By Greg Peel

As the debate over US interest rates grinds on, and European risk is suddenly back in the frame once more, attention will swing squarely towards China next week as Beijing releases its June quarter GDP result. The release on Wednesday will also coincide with the monthly data dump of industrial production, retail sales and fixed asset investment data, with property prices following at week’s end.

Industrial production numbers are also due out of Europe, Japan and the US next week while the Bank of Japan will hold a policy meeting and a flash estimate of eurozone July CPI will be posted, perhaps providing a clue as to whether the ECB is to implement QE.

Other US data releases next week include retail sales, inventories, housing sentiment, housing starts, the New York and Philly Fed manufacturing indices, the Fed Beige Book and consumer sentiment.

Australian data releases are minimal next week but attention turns to the resources sector, as the quarterly production report season ramps up. Highlights next week include Rio Tinto ((RIO)) and Santos ((STO)).

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