JAPAN DATA: Housing starts in Japan are expected to have risen
5.9% on year in January, which would be the eighth consecutive monthly
increase, according to the median forecast of analysts surveyed by
Market News International. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism will release the data at 1400 JST (0500 GMT) on
Monday, Feb. 28. See the full story and table published on the Main Wire
at 01:46 ET.