All these central bank speeches and remarks out of Washington are nearing an end, pretty soon its over to Asia.

Be warned, its Friday the 13th so activity may be limited.

Here is what is on the agenda today for the economic calendar

2130 GMT - New Zealand - BusinessNZ / BNZ Manufacturing PMI (Sep.), prior 57.9

(ps. Still no sign of an announcement on which side will form government, I'll have an update soon)

2350 GMT - Japan - international securities flows for the week ended October 6. Also, BOJ money stock for September.

0030 GMT Reserve Bank of Australia's Financial Stability Review

  • issued half-yearly
  • provides the Bank's assessment of the current condition of the financial system and potential risks to financial stability

(I'll post separately on this ahead of the release)

There may be China trade data out today also - likely around 0200GMT if so.