JAKARTA (dpa-AFX) - The Bank of Japan will on Thursday release the minutes from its monetary policy meeting on October 6 and 7, highlighting a modest day for Asia-Pacific economic activity.
At the meeting, the central bank refrained from adding more monetary stimulus, maintaining its target of raising the monetary base at an annual pace of about JPY 80 trillion. The bank also left its benchmark lending rate unchanged at 0.10 percent.
Taiwan will provide October numbers for consumer and wholesale prices. CPI is expected to add 0.2 percent on year, slowing from 0.28 percent in September. WPI is called lower by 8.2 percent on year after shedding 8.57 percent in the previous month.
The Philippines will see October results for consumer prices, with the inflation rate expected to hold steady at 0.4 percent.
The central bank in Malaysia will wrap up its monetary policy meeting and then announce its decision on interest rates. The bank is widely expected to keep its benchmark lending rate unchanged at 3.25 percent.
Indonesia will unveil Q3 numbers for gross domestic product, with analysts looking for an increase of 3.3 percent on quarter and 4.8 percent on year. That follows the 3.78 percent quarterly increase and the 4.67 percent yearly gain in the second quarter.
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