India, Sept. 16 -- The Bank of Japan will wrap up its monetary policy meeting on Thursday and then announce its decision on interest rates, highlighting a busy day in Asia-Pacific economic activity.
The central bank is widely expected to keep its benchmark lending rate unchanged at -0.1 percent, although it may introduce other means of stimulus.
Australia will release unemployment data for August, with forecasts suggesting the loss of 50,000 jobs following the addition of 114,700 jobs in July. The unemployment rate is tipped to rise to 7.7 percent from 7.5 percent a month earlier. The participation rate is called steady at 64.7 percent.
New Zealand will provide Q2 numbers for gross domestic product, with forecasts suggesting a decline of...