A busy data agenda from the Asian time zone for Monday, but there is not too much here to move the FX (big surprises excluded). From the top:

2245GMT New Zealand Manufacturing Activity Volume for Q2

2350 GMT Japan Q2 GDP, the 'final' reading

The preliminary readout is here: Japan Q2 preliminary GDP 0.5% q/q (vs. expected +0.3%)

  • GDP (seasonally adjusted) for Q2, preliminary, q/q: 0.5%
  • GDP Annualized (seasonally adjusted) for Q2, preliminary y/y: 2.6%
  • GDP Nominal (seasonally adjusted) for Q2, preliminary q/q: 0.4%
  • GDP Deflator y/y for Q2, preliminary: 0.1% (Deflator is an inflation measure)
  • GDP Consumer Spending y/y for Q2, preliminary q/q: 0.7%
  • GDP Business Spending y/y for Q2, preliminary q/q: 1.3% (capex up for the 7th straight quarter)

Also at At 2350GMT:

  • BoP Current Account Balance for July, expected Â¥ 1900.4B, prior Â¥ 1175.6B
  • BoP Current Account Adjusted: expected Â¥ 1557.0B, prior Â¥ 1762.4B
  • Trade Balance BoP Basis: expected Â¥ -47.7B, prior Â¥ B820.5

I'll have more to come on this separately

Also at 2350GMT from Japan

  • Bank Lending excluding trusts August y/y: prior 2.0%
  • Bank Lending including trusts XXXy/y: prior 2.0%

0110GMT Japan - BOJ JGB buying operation planned

  • 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years remaining until maturity

0130GMT China inflation data for August

  • CPI expected 2.1%, prior 2.1% y/y
  • PPI expected 4.0%, prior 4.6% y/y

I'll have more to come on this separately.

0305GMT Reserve Bank of Australia

  • Speech by Michele Bullock, Assistant Governor (Financial System)
  • Topic is "The Evolution of Household Sector Risks"

Be on alert for headlines from this, they will likely be along the lines of a heavy debt load adding to risks