Heads up just after the turn of the hour for the BOJ and PBOC

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Have a ciggie, or a vape while you still can, and a coffee

At 0110 GMT we get the BOJ outright purchasing of Japanese Government Bonds

• 1-3, 3-5, 5-10 years until maturity

And just maybe …

• Speculation BOJ may buy JGBs in a fixed rate operation today

Followed at around 0116GMT by the People's Bank of China's daily reference rate setting for the onshore yuan :

• Asia intervention chatter, Chinese state banks said to have sold USD