The Traderszone Network

Here’s the data calendar for this leap-year extra day
It is indeed month-end so we should keep our senses alert to some decent flows and a bit of EURGBP buying although my guess is that much has been pre-empted, by the markets at least.

Japan data for January:
Housing starts +0.2% y/y
– expected -0.3%, prior -1.3%
Annualized Housing starts 0.873m
– expected 0.870m, prior 0.860m
Construction Orders -13.8% y/y

China expects to lay off 1.8 million workers in the coal and steel sectors, an official said on Monday.

Forex news for Asia trading Monday 29 February 2016
Stock markets in China sold off hard today, with commentators citing a lack of agreement on specific stimulus measures at the G20 over the weekend. I am not sure when it became necessary for reasons to be found to slam Chinese stocks, but there you go.

Calculating the annual interest rate for your investments can help you assess their performance.

Companies use these two types of hedges to reduce their risk.

MIN have surveyed 20 economists on what they expect from the Reserve Bank of Australia on Tuesday
– 20 of 20 surveyed expect no change in the cash rate target, and little change in outlook 
I’ll have a preview in the (Australian) morning, but if you need more to be going on with: