Here is what’s on the economic calendar in Asia today - an inflation indicator for Japan will be higher

2230 GMT Australia weekly consumer sentiment

• ANZ/Roy Morgan weekly survey
• prior 111.6, which was a small bounce from the week before. Low levels for this indicator.

2330 GMT Tokyo inflation data for October - note that this is Tokyo area CPI (national level CPI for the month follows in three weeks)

• Tokyo CPI y/y, expected 0.7%, prior was 0.4%
• Tokyo CPI y/y excluding Fresh Food, expected 0.7%, prior was 0.5%
• Tokyo CPI excluding Food, Energy y/y, expected 0.7%, prior was 0.6%

See those higher results expected? There was a sales tax increase on October 1 that pushed up prices. This will be 'looked through' by the BOJ.

And later, due at 0645 GMT, Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Lowe speaks