2014.09.1619:00:00UTC+00New Zealand Current Account Data Due On Wednesday

New Zealand will on Wednesday release Q2 numbers for current account, setting the pace for a modest day in Asia-Pacific economic activity.

The current account is expected to reflect a deficit of NZ$1.00 billion after showing a surplus of NZ$1.407 billion in the first quarter.

Australia will see August numbers for the leading index from Westpac; in July, the index was down 0.1 percent on month.

Malaysia will release CPI numbers for August, with analysts looking for an increase of 0.2 percent on month and 3.2 percent on year - both unchanged from the July reading.

The central bank in Thailand will conclude its monetary policy meeting and then announce its decision on interest rates; the bank is widely expected to keep rates on hold at 2.00 percent.

Singapore will provide August figures for imports, exports and trade balance. In July, imports were worth SGD39.59 billion and exports were at SGD43.68 billion for a trade surplus of SGD4.09 billion.