Singapore Current Account Data On Tap For Friday

(RTTNews) - Singapore will on Friday reveal current account totals for the third quarter of 2013, setting the pace for a light day in Asia-Pacific economic activity.

In the second quarter, Singapore saw a current account surplus of SGD18.0 billion, as well as a capital account deficit of SGD13.87 billion.

Malaysia will release inflation data for October, with analysts expecting CPI to add 0.2 percent on month and 2.6 percent on year. That follows the 0.8 percent monthly increase and the 2.6 percent yearly expansion in September.

Japan will see November results for its small business confidence survey; in October, the index saw a score of 50.8.

Also, the Bank of Japan will release its monthly economic report for November.