Preview of the week starting 11 Mar 2024 - Zim to sink or swim?
@KYHBKO:
Public Holidays No holidays for Singapore, China, the USA, or Hong Kong. Economic Calendar (11 Mar 2024) Notable Highlights CPI will be the most watched economic data for the coming week with an expected 3.1% YoY for CPI. This is one of the 2 main data points used as a reference for inflation. Auction of bonds and notes. There will be an auction in the coming week for 10-year Notes and 30-year bonds. These are sold to finance the deficits and it will be interesting to see the demand for such assets. Core Retail Sales & Retail Sales will be announced. These represent the consumption for retail. PPI data will be released indicating the inflation hitting producers. Typically, these can be passed on to the consumers should the products be price inelastic. Thus, PPI can be treated as a preq