No economic releases in the Asian session but Fed members speak

Feds Kashkari and Dudley due to speak

There is no economic releases in the Asian session today but a couple of Fed speakers will have the stage:

• At 5:30 PM/2230 GMT Feds Kashkari is due to speak at Winona State University's Town Hall Forum, in Minnesota. Audience questions are expected (due to town hall format comments may trickle in).
• At 7 PM/0000 GMT NY Feds Dudley is due to participate in a panel discussion titled "US Economy: 10 Years after the Crisis". Audience questions expected. The speech will take place at the University of California. Fed's Dudley will be leaving the Fed in mid-year 2018.