On Monday, Japan is set to release its leading index figures for February, marking a relatively quiet day for economic activity in the Asia-Pacific region. It's predicted that the index will take a slight downturn, decreasing by 0.6 percent monthly, bringing the overall score to 109.9. This comes after a 2.1 percent rise in the previous month, which resulted in a score of 110.2.
Turning to Malaysia, the nation will unveil its consumer price data for February. In January, the inflation rate stood at 0.2 percent monthly and 1.5 percent annually.
The stats for February's consumer prices in Singapore are due to come out as well. In January, the compound inflation was down by 0.7 percent from the previous month, yet up by 2.9 percent year-on-year.
Lastly, Thailand is due to release its imports, exports, and trade balance data for February. In the month before, the imports increased by 2.6 percent annually, while exports saw a much more significant hike, jumping up by 10.0 percent, leading to a trade deficit of $2.76 billion.
