A list of the releases

  • New Zealand overseas Trade index, -1.5% vs 4.4% last
  • Australia AIG Manufacturing Index, Last 56.4, No estimate
  • Japan Capital spending 2Q 5.5% vs 4.3% last
  • China Manufacturing PMI, est. 49.8 vs 49.9 last
  • China Non Manufacturing PMI no estimate, last 53.9
  • Caixin China PMI Manufacturing August 50.1 vs 50.6
  • Australia Private Capital Expenditures QoQ, Est -4.0% vs -5.2% last
  • Australia Retail Sales July, Est +0.3% vs +0.1%
  • Japan Final Manufacturing PMI, Prelimiary 49.6.

There is enough there to get traders interest. It will be a new trading month and summer is almost over (in the northern hemisphere at least), so maybe....just maybe, the market action will pick up.