From Australia on Friday, Home Loans figures were released, while from China Trade Balance data was published. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), housing finance fell by 0.9% to $33.027 billion in July in seasonally adjusted terms, led by a steep decline in investor lending which slumped 3.9% to $12.063 billion, the lowest level since August 2016. In terms of actual loans, they increased by 2.9% to 56,464 in seasonally adjusted terms, well above the 1% lift that had been expected by economists. Within that figure, owner-occupier loans to buy an established dwelling rose by 2.9% to 46,939, explaining most of the lift in the headline figure. China August trade surplus came-in at CNY 286.5 billion, missing the estimate of CNY 337 billion. The previous figure was CNY 321.20 billion. Exports printed at +6.9% y/y, expected 8.7%, prior was 11.2%. Imports printed at +14.4% y/y, expected 11.7%, prior was 14.7%. Iron ore imports +6.7% y/y. Crude oil imports +12.2% y/y. Natural gas imports +25.5% y/y. Steel product exports -28.5% y/y. There will be no major data releases both from Australia and USA on Monday so we expect a bit less volatile session.
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