Apart from maybe something out of NZ at 2100GMT there is nothing else on the economic data calendar to move the forex too much today folks. Stay on alert for tape bombs of course.

2100 GMT New Zealand Finance Minister Grant Robertson gives a pre-budget speech. A couple of days ago Robertson aid it was time to get happy on the NZ economy. Maybe he has some fiscal goodies in store?

2300 GMT sees the publication of CBA / Markit preliminary Australian PMIs for May. These flash estimates give an early reading on how the economic developments are coming along this month.

  • Manufacturing prior 50.9
  • Services prior 50.1
  • Composite prior 50.0

2350 GMT from Japan - international securities flows for the week.

0030 GMT again from Japan - the Nikkei / Markit preliminary Manufacturing PMI for May

  • prior 50.2