Coming up from Australia and Japan today ...

2330GMT - Australia - Westpac Consumer Confidence Index (s.a.) for November:

  • prior was +4.2% m/m

(Yesterday we got a slide in Australian business confidence, we'll see today if the consumer is of the same mind)

2350GMT - Japan Money Stock for October ... not expected to be an immediate FX market mover

  • M2, expected is 3.8%, prior also 3.8%
  • M3, expected is 3.1%, prior was 3.1%

0130GMT, Yutaka Harada, Member of the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan, speaking at a meeting with business leaders. Press conference to follow at 0500GMT