Economic and event calendar in Asia Wednesday, November 4, 2026 - NZ jobs report, China PMI

The headline is a calendar preview listing an upcoming New Zealand employment report and China's PMI survey for Wednesday, November 4, 2026, in Asian trading hours. The headline itself gives no actual readings, so any move would depend on how the releases compare with consensus expectations rather than on the absolute levels. A stronger-than-expected NZ labour print would tend to lift the New Zealand dollar through rate expectations, since firm employment data raises the odds that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand keeps policy restrictive for longer. China's PMI operates through a different channel, shaping risk appetite and demand expectations for industrial commodities, with iron ore, copper, and the Australian dollar typically the most sensitive because of their exposure to Chinese manufacturing and construction activity. The AUD/NZD cross and Asian equity indices with heavy materials weightings would therefore be the markets most exposed to a surprise in the China figure, while the NZD would respond chiefly to the jobs data. Traders should watch the official Chinese manufacturing PMI headline and its new orders subindex, as the new orders component is the best early signal of whe

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