Due from Japan at the regular 2350GMT is a set of data:

  • PPI (formerly known as Corporate Goods Price Index (CGPI)) m/m for August: expected 0.0%, prior 0.3%
  • PPI y/y for August: expected 4.1%, prior 4.3%
  • July Machine Orders m/m, expected is 4.0%, prior 8.8%
  • July Machine Orders y/y, expected is 0.5%, prior -3.0%

Also from Japan today, Bank of Japan (BOJ) deputy governor Kikuo Iwata, at a meeting with business leaders in Ishikawa. He is speaking from 0030GMT, and will hold a press conference much later at 2pm local time 0500GMT