The Week Ahead - IPI, China data, Japan GDP, US inflation

Sufficient: A pedestrian passing through the Bank Negara building in Kuala Lumpur. As at Nov 13, its international reserves amounted to US$104.9bil.

Focus on IPI data

THE second week of December 2020 will see key industrial production index (IPI) figures along with manufacturing sales as well as the sales value of wholesale and retail trade being released.

The October IPI will be published on Friday. Economists expect IPI growth to swing back into negative territory, following on from renewed export weakness. ING expects a contraction of 0.5%.