2230GMT - Australia - The weekly consumer sentiment data from ANZ/Roy Morgan

  • Prior was 114.8

0030GMT - Australia again - new Motor Vehicle Sales for February

  • prior was +0.5% for the m/m and +5.1% y/y

Neither of these releases should have much impact on the AUD

RBA Minutes from March are today, due at 0030GMT - more to come on this

0430GMT - Japan - January final industrial production data

  • For the m/m, preliminary was 3.7% and prior was -1.7%
  • For the y/y, preliminary was -3.8% and prior -1.9%
  • Also, capacity utilization for January, m/m, prior -1.0%
  • And Tertiary Industry Index, expected 0.3% m/m and -0.6% prior

And, of course, the market focus for today, which is the BOJ announcement. expected some time between 0230 to 0330GMT

I posted a preview yesterday, and I'll have more a little later. Long story, short is no change in policy expected.