Australian weekly consumer sentiment due at 2230 GMT

  • for the week ended October 22
  • the number is not usually an immediate market mover
  • prior 112.4

Japan manufacturing PMI (flash reading) due at 0030 GMT (also unlikely to be too much of an immediate market mover, but there may be a little wiggle on it)

  • October Nikkei / Markit manufacturing PMI preliminary
  • prior 52.9