The calendar is fairly light today

0030 GMT - Japan - Nikkei Manufacturing PMI for September, the preliminary reading

  • August result was 52.2

0110 GMT - Bank of Japan JGB buying (1-3, 3-5, and 5-10 year maturities)

Later from Japan, due at 0500 GMT July final leading and coincident indexes. And, perhaps of most interest for the hours ahead, Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda will deliver a speech at 0530 GMT to a meeting with business leaders in Osaka