It's the Thursday regular International Transactions in Securities data from Japan's Ministry of Finance
- Due at 2350GMT
- For the week ended September 11
- Japan Buying Foreign Bonds
- Japan Buying Foreign Stocks
- Foreign Buying Japan Bonds
- Foreign Buying Japan Stocks
Also at 2350GMT - Trade Balance for August
Trade Balance
- expected is Y -540bn
- prior was Y -268.1bn
Trade Balance (adjusted)
- expected is Y -377.3bn
- prior was Y -368.8bn
Exports y/y
- expected is +4.3%
- prior was +7.6%
Imports y/y
- expected is -2.5%
- prior was -3.2%
And that's it from Japan until later in the day, when we get the Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso and Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda both speaking at the Japan Security Dealers Association's annual meeting.
From 0600GMT (Kuroda scheduled to take stage at 0635GMT)
