What's coming up from the timezone here today

2200 GMT - Australia - CBA / MArkit services and composite PMIs for January

  • prior 55.1 and 55.5 respectively

2230 GMT - Australia - AiG Services PMI

  • prior 52.0

0000 GMT - Australia - monthly inflation indicator

  • prior +0.1% m/m, +2.3% y/y
  • We only get official CPI data from Australia once a quarter, so the private gauge is paid attention to. Last week we got Q4 official inflation, today's data will be the first heads up for Q1

0000 GMT - New Zealand - ANZ commodity price index for January

prior -2.2% m/m

0030 GMT - Japan Nikkei/Markit services and composite PMIs for January

  • prior 51.1 and 52.2 respectively

0030 GMT - Australia - ANZ job ads for January

  • prior -2.3% m/m

0100 GMT - New Zealand Treasury's monthly update

0145 GMT - China Caixin services and composite PMIs for January

  • Services expected 53.5, prior 53.9
  • Composite prior 53.0

Oh yeah .... Superbowl ... that'll be the focus