Several key data releases are scheduled this week, with purchasing managers' index reports taking center stage as S&P Global releases its read on the private sector for a number of countries, including Australia, Indonesia, and Japan.
Outside the PMI reports, inflation data from Australia, South Korea, Taiwan, and the Philippines are scheduled for release.
Australia and South Korea will also announce second-quarter GDP on Wednesday, while Malaysia's central bank will announce its policy rate during a meeting on Thursday.
Elsewhere, retail sales figures for Singapore and Hong Kong are due.
Here's a day-by-day breakdown of what to expect in Asia this week.
MONDAY, Sept. 1
The week kicked off with a report from RatingDog that indicated the Chinese manufacturing sector improved the quickest in five months as output returned to growth and total new business grew the fastest since March.
RatingDog's Purchasing Managers' Index for the manufacturing sector returned to growth of 50.5 in August from a contraction of 49.5 in July, the report showed.
Meanwhile, S&P Global released its reading on a number of countries' manufacturing sectors for the month of August.
The reports included data from Australia, where manufacturing sector expansion accelerated during the month due to increased new orders; Indonesia, where manufacturing activity rebounded; and Japan, where business conditions showed signs of stabilization.
The S&P Global Manufacturing Purchasing Manager's index reports for South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and the Philippines were also released, while a similar report for India is due.
Observers were awaiting the surveys to determine how manufacturers in Asia are handling the pressure from tariff uncertainties, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Meanwhile, South Korea's August trade surplus came in ahead of expectations as balance of trade figures reached $6.51 billion versus the forecast of $5.4 billion, according to data compiled by Trading Economics.
Indonesia released its inflation report, with consumer prices edging up to 2.31% year on year in August. The island nation also reported a decline in its trade surplus to $4.18 billion in July from $5.01 billion last year as US reciprocal tariffs weigh on demand, economists from UOB said.
Elsewhere, Hong Kong is due to report its retail sales figures for the month of July.
TUESDAY, Sept. 2
Markets will turn their attention to inflation reports from South Korea and Australia.
Consumer prices in South Korea are likely to soften with economists at ING forecasting a 2% year-on-year rise in August compared with the 2.2% reported in July.
Meanwhile, Trading Economics is forecasting a 0.2% rise in the Melbourne Institute's monthly inflation gauge for Australia for August.
S&P Global will release August PMI data covering Malaysia's manufacturing sector, while the Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management will release its reading on Singapore's manufacturing sector for the month.
Thailand, meanwhile, will report its business confidence report for August.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3
Australia and South Korea will report their GDP growth rates for the second quarter.
Economists at Westpac and CommBank Research expect Australia's economy to have grown by 0.4% from the previous quarter, below the market forecast of 0.5%. The National Australia Bank is estimating an even lower growth rate of 0.3%.
Westpac said recovery continues to be fragile and "unconvincing," with the Australian economy's six-month annualized growth rate of 1.3% set to fall below the Reserve Bank of Australia's updated trend estimate of 2%.
On the activity front, S&P Global will release August PMI data covering private sector performance in Hong Kong and Singapore and manufacturing sector performance in Vietnam. Composite and Services PMI readings are also scheduled for Australia, India, and Japan.
Separately, China's Caixin PMI report for August, monitored for its focus on smaller and private-sector firms, will also be released.
THURSDAY, Sept. 4
Malaysia's central bank will convene for its interest rate decision, with observers expecting Bank Negara Malaysia to hold rates steady at 2.75%.
Thailand's August inflation report is due the same day and will help determine whether consumer prices are continuing their deflationary trend.
Over in Australia, balance of trade figures for July are due, with Trading Economics forecasting a surplus of A$5.25 billion compared with the A$5.37 billion reported in June.
FRIDAY, Sept. 5
More inflation reports as Taiwan and the Philippines are due to report figures for August.
With inflation under control since May, economists at ING expect prices in Taiwan to cool further to 1.4% year-on-year. ING said current inflation trends will not be a hindrance to monetary easing, yet expects Taiwan's central bank to hold rates steady during its September meeting.
In the Philippines, Barclays expects prices to clock slightly higher due to a smaller decline in retail fuel prices. Trading Economics is forecasting Philippine inflation to come in at 0.9% year-on-year.
Elsewhere, Singapore is set to report its retail sales figures for July.
SATURDAY, Sept. 6
A flurry of data from Vietnam will round off the week.
The nation of over 100 million will report its inflation rate for August, as well as industrial production, retail sales, and balance of trade figures for the month.