Highlights
For the Eurozone, annual broad money growth is expected to fall to minus 1.0 percent, reducing the headline 3-month average rate to a 0.3 percent drop from July's 0.4 percent rise.
US durable goods orders are forecast to fall 0.3 percent on the month in August following July's 5.2 percent plunge that, reflecting swings in aircraft, followed June's 4.3 percent jump. Excluding transportation, orders are seen up 0.2 percent after a 0.5 percent gain.
Retail sales in Australia are forecast to show a 0.4 percent rise on the month in August on lingering effects of the Women's World Cup that took place in Australia and New Zealand for a month through Aug. 20. Sales rebounded by a firmer-than-expected 0.5 percent in July following a 0.8 percent drop in June, thanks to school holidays and the beginning of the soccer tournament.