Economic calendar in Asia Wednesday, April 30, 2025 – China PMIs, Australian CPI

It’s a busy session ahead for data.

China’s April PMIs are expected to fall back a little from March, both the official and the unofficial. Trump tariffs should continue to bit in the months ahead. I posted on some analyst takes on jobs and economic activity:

• Goldman Sachs says Trump tariffs could endanger 16 million export jobs in China
• Hidden damage: Trump tariffs threaten bigger blow to China’s economy, Nomura warns

Australian CPI data is due. The consensus has built for an Reserve Bank of Australia rate cut in May:

• “Lock it in: RBA to cut 25bps in May” – Westpac forecast for the Reserve Bank of Australia

This snapshot from the ForexLive economic data calendar, access it here.

The times in the left-most column are GMT.

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.

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