New Zealand: December, ANZ Business Confidence: 23.0 vs 14.6

China: December, MNI business sentiment: 52.7 vs 49.9 prior

Japan: November, Nationwide department store sales: -2.7% y/y vs +4.2% y/y prior

Japan: November, Tokyo department store sales: 0.2% y/y vs +7.4% y/y prior

Forex futures market speculative positions data from CFTC as of close on December 15