Here is what’s on the economic calendar in Asia today – RBA statement day!

2200
GMT Australia – Markit Services and Composite PMI for September (final)

2330 GMT Tokyo inflation data
for September – Tokyo area CPI (national level CPI for the month follows
in three weeks)

• Tokyo CPI % y/y, expected -0.4%,
  prior was -0.4%

• Tokyo CPI excluding Fresh
  Food % y/y, expected 0.2%, prior was 0.0%

• Tokyo CPI excluding Food,
  Energy % y/y, expected -0.1%, prior was -0.1% 

0000
GMT New Zealand – ANZ Commodity Price index for September 

• prior -1.6% m/m

• ANZ’s indicator of price
  trends for New Zealand’s 17 main commodity exports

• expectations are for another decline in this indicator in September, circa -0.8% m/m

0030 GMT Japan – Jibun
Bank/Markit Services and Composite PMI (final) for September 

0030
GMT Australia ANZ job advertisements survey for September 

0030
GMT Australia trade balance for August

• expected surplus of 10,650m AUD

• prior surplus was 12,117m AUD

• exports prior 3%

• import prior 5%

0030 GMT Australia – National Australia Bank business survey for September. Hmmm, some calendars are showing this. I am not sure (its a bit early in the new month for this survey to be released). Let me come back on this one. The survey results for the August month are here (i.e. the priors)