Asia Market Movers: Japan flash PMI slips to five-month low in May as selling prices hit record high

Thursday, 21 May, 2026 News Japan flash PMI slips to five-month low in May as selling prices hit record high Japan's flash composite PMI eased to 51.1 in May from 52.2 in April, a five-month low, as services activity stalled for the first time in over a year and selling prices rose at the sharpest pace in ne Stock market update KOSPI sidecar triggered as futures surge 5% on Wall Street rally and Samsung wage deal South Korea's Korea Exchange activated a sidecar halt after KOSPI 200 futures surged 5%, pausing program trading for five minutes, as Samsung Electronics rallied following a last-minute wage deal that Learn more Central Banks PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 6.7955 – Reuters estimate The People’s Bank of China is due to set the daily USD/CNY reference rate at around 0115 GMT (2115 US Eastern time), a fixing that remains one of the most closely watched signals in Asian foreign exch News Japan data shows a massive trade surplus beat in April as exports rocket Japanese Machinery Orders March 2026 -9.4% m/m expected -8.1% prior 13.6% Japanese Machinery Orders 5.9% y/y expected 4.5% prior 24.7% --- Japanese Balance of Trade April 301.9bn, a massive beat, and News South Korea to extend fuel tax break until end-July South Korea to extend fuel tax break until end-July, Yonhap says Info via Reuters. Yonhap citing the finance ministry. Measure is part of government efforts to allay the burden on drivers from higher News Australia flash PMI slumps to 47.8 in May as new orders fall at fastest pace since 2021 Australia's flash composite PMI fell to 47.8 in May from 50.4 in April, signalling the second contraction in three months, as new orders dropped at the fastest pace since September 2021, per S&P G Central Banks ECB June rate hike nearly certain but July move seen as premature, sources say The ECB is set to raise rates on June 11 but will signal caution on any July follow-up, four sources told Reuters, as analysts at Deutsche Bank forecast quarter-point hikes in June and September takin News New Zealand data: More exports in April than in March, but fewer imports New Zealand Balance of Trade (Apr) 1.920B expected, 0.842B, prior 0.698B Imports 6.70B prior 7.25B Exports 8.62B prior 7.94B Big beat on the trade balance — more than double the forecast, with exports Learn more Central Banks Japan April CPI preview: core inflation seen slipping further below BOJ target Japan's core CPI is forecast to ease to 1.7% year-on-year in April, a third straight month below the BOJ's 2% target, as government energy subsidies and fading food price pressures subdue consumer pri

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Always in trend: economic events for 2026-05-21

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The list of events for 2026-05-21 can be found below: 21.05.2026 00:00 PPI (YoY) (Apr) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 00:00 PPI (MoM) (Apr) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 01:45 Trade Balance (MoM) (Apr) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 01:45 Trade Balance (YoY) (Apr) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 01:45 Imports (Apr) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 01:45 Exports (Apr) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 02:00 S&P Global Services PMI (May) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 02:00 S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (May) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 02:00 S&P Global Manufacturing & Services PMI (May) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 02:50 Exports (YoY) (Apr) Importance: Medium 21.05.2026 02:50 Adjusted Trade Balance Importance: Medium 21.05.2026 02:50 Trade Balance (Apr) Importance: Medium 21.05.2026 02:50 Foreign Investments in Japanese Stocks Importance: Low 21.05.2026 02:50 Foreign Bonds Buying Importance: Low 21.05.2026 02:50 Core Machinery Orders (YoY) (Mar) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 02:50 Core Machinery Orders (MoM) (Mar) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 02:50 Imports (YoY) (Apr) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 03:30 S&P Global Services PMI (May) Importance: Medium 21.05.2026 03:30 S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (May) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 03:30 Manufacturing & Services PMI (May) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 04:00 MI Inflation Expectations (May) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 04:30 Unemployment Rate (Apr) Importance: Medium 21.05.2026 04:30 Full Employment Change (Apr) Importance: Medium 21.05.2026 04:30 Employment Change (Apr) Importance: Medium 21.05.2026 04:30 Reserve Assets Total (Apr) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 04:30 Participation Rate (Apr) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 06:00 Credit Card Spending (YoY) (Apr) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 07:30 Dutch Unemployment Rate (Apr) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 07:30 Dutch Consumer Confidence (May) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 08:00 HSBC Manufacturing & Services PMI (May) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 08:00 HSBC India Services PMI (May) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 08:00 HSBC India Manufacturing PMI (May) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 09:00 Consumer Confidence (May) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 09:00 Unemployment Rate (Apr) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 09:30 Industrial Production (YoY) (Q1) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 10:00 M3 Money Supply (Apr) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 10:00 Capacity Utilization (QoQ) (Q1) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 10:15 HCOB France Services PMI (May) Importance: Medium 21.05.2026 10:15 HCOB France Manufacturing PMI (May) Importance: Medium 21.05.2026 10:15 HCOB France Composite PMI (May) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 10:30 HCOB Germany Services PMI (May) Importance: Medium 21.05.2026 10:30 HCOB Germany Manufacturing PMI (May) Importance: Medium 21.05.2026 10:30 PPI (YoY) (Apr) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 10:30 Industrial Output (YoY) (Apr) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 10:30 Employment Growth (YoY) (Apr) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 10:30 Corp. Sector Wages (YoY) (Apr) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 10:30 HCOB Germany Composite PMI (May) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 11:00 HCOB Eurozone Services PMI (May) Importance: Medium 21.05.2026 11:00 HCOB Eurozone Composite PMI (May) Importance: Medium 21.05.2026 11:00 HCOB Eurozone Manufacturing PMI (May) Importance: Medium 21.05.2026 11:00 Current Account n.s.a. (Mar) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 11:00 Current Account (Mar) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 11:00 GDP (YoY) (Q1) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 11:30 S&P Global Services PMI (May) Importance: Medium 21.05.2026 11:30 S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (May) Importance: Medium 21.05.2026 11:30 S&P Global Composite PMI (May) Importance: Medium 21.05.2026 11:30 CPI (YoY) (Apr) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 11:30 CPI (MoM) (Apr) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 11:40 Spanish 7-Year Obligacion Auction Importance: Low 21.05.2026 12:00 EU Economic Forecasts Importance: Medium 21.05.2026 12:00 Repo Rate Importance: Low 21.05.2026 12:00 Labor Cost Index (YoY) (Q1) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 12:00 Construction Output (MoM) (Mar) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 13:00 Portuguese Current Account (Mar) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 13:00 German Buba Monthly Report Importance: Low 21.05.2026 13:00 CBI Industrial Trends Orders (May) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 14:30 Net FX Reserves Importance: Low 21.05.2026 14:30 Gross FX Reserves Importance: Low 21.05.2026 15:00 BCB National Monetary Council Meeting Importance: Low 21.05.2026 15:00 Retail Sales (MoM) (Mar) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 15:00 Retail Sales (YoY) (Mar) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 15:30 Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index (May) Importance: High 21.05.2026 15:30 Initial Jobless Claims Importance: High 21.05.2026 15:30 Philly Fed Employment (May) Importance: Medium 21.05.2026 15:30 Housing Starts (MoM) (Apr) Importance: Medium 21.05.2026 15:30 Housing Starts (Apr) Importance: Medium 21.05.2026 15:30 Continuing Jobless Claims Importance: Medium 21.05.2026 15:30 Building Permits (Apr) Importance: Medium 21.05.2026 15:30 Current Account % of GDP (Q1) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 15:30 Philly Fed Prices Paid (May) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 15:30 Philly Fed New Orders (May) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 15:30 Philly Fed CAPEX Index (May) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 15:30 Philly Fed Business Conditions (May) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 15:30 Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg. Importance: Low 21.05.2026 15:30 Building Permits (MoM) (Apr) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 16:00 Central Bank reserves (USD) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 16:45 S&P Global Services PMI (May) Importance: High 21.05.2026 16:45 S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (May) Importance: High 21.05.2026 16:45 S&P Global Composite PMI (May) Importance: Medium 21.05.2026 17:00 Atlanta Fed GDPNow (Q2) Importance: Medium 21.05.2026 17:00 Consumer Confidence (May) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 17:30 Natural Gas Storage Importance: Low 21.05.2026 18:00 Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes Importance: Medium 21.05.2026 18:00 KC Fed Manufacturing Index (May) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 18:00 KC Fed Composite Index (May) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 18:30 ECB's Elderson Speaks Importance: Medium 21.05.2026 18:30 8-Week Bill Auction Importance: Low 21.05.2026 18:30 4-Week Bill Auction Importance: Low 21.05.2026 19:20 FOMC Member Barkin Speaks Importance: Low 21.05.2026 20:00 10-Year TIPS Auction Importance: Medium 21.05.2026 20:00 Overnight Lending Rate Importance: Low 21.05.2026 20:00 Interest Rate Decision Importance: Low 21.05.2026 22:00 Economic Activity (YoY) (Mar) Importance: Low 21.05.2026 23:30 Fed's Balance Sheet Importance: Medium 21.05.2026 23:30 Reserve Balances with Federal Reserve Banks Importance: Low Sincerely, RoboForex team Contact us | Members area Download the app and trade CFDs     Best Partner Programme 2024 Professional Trader Awards Best Copy Trading Broker 2024 Professional Trader Awards Best Introducing Broker Programme - LatAm 2024 GF Awards - Retail If you no longer wish to receive emails from us, please follow this link to manage newsletter subscriptions. 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