Core Machinery Orders. Japan, 01:50 (GMT+2) 19 Feb

At 01:50 (GMT+2), Japan will publish December data on core orders in mechanical engineering, an indicator that tracks monthly changes in the volume of products manufactured by the sector, excluding goods for shipbuilding and public utilities. It is likely to continue the negative trend from -11.0% to 5.1% MoM and from -6.4% to 3.9% YoY, which will support the yen exchange rate.