BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - Key items expected to January 14:
Monday January 8
-Japan markets closed
-Australia Nov building approvals
-Australia ANZ Dec job advertisements survey
-Australian Industry Group Dec construction index
-Hong Kong end-Dec forex reserves
-Taiwan Dec trade balance
-Singapore Press Holdings Q1 results
-Philippine T-bill auction
-EU's Barroso meets with Bush, Washington
-US Nov consumer credit (2000 GMT)
Tuesday January 9
-Australia Nov retail sales
-Taiwan's UMC Dec sales
-Alcoa Q4 results (1700 GMT)
Wednesday January 10
-Australia Nov balance of payments
-Japan Nov leading and coincident indexes
-Japan 10-yr govt bond auction
-SKorea Dec jobless rate
-Taiwan's TSMC Dec sales
-ASEAN Summit in Cebu, Philippines (up to 15th)
-Philippines Nov exports
-Philippines Oct foreign direct investments
-US Nov trade balance (1330 GMT)
-US Nov wholesale trade (1500 GMT)
Thursday January 11
-Australia December labor force data
-Japan weekly capital flows
-Bank of Korea's Jan rate-setting meeting
-SKorea's POSCO Q4 results
-Tai-I International Holdings starts trading in Hong Kong
-ASEAN Summit in Cebu, Philippines (up to 15th)
-Euro zone Q3 GDP (1000 GMT)
-Euro zone Q4, Q1, Q2 GDP forecasts (1000 GMT)
-Philadelphia Fed survey, historical revisions (1700 GMT)
-US Dec Treasury statement (1800 GMT)
Friday January 12
-Japan Dec money supply
-Japan Dec bank lending
-Japan Dec economy watchers' index
-Samsung Electronics Q4 results
-ASEAN Summit in Cebu, Philippines (up to 15th)
-US Dec imports/exports (1330 GMT)
-US Dec retail sales (1330 GMT)
-US Nov business inventories (1500 GMT)
Saturday January 13
-ASEAN Summit in Cebu, Philippines (up to 15th)
Sunday January 14
-ASEAN Summit in Cebu, Philippines (up to 15th)