Chinese markets will be closed for a week starting today:
The absence of Chinese interest from regional markets here will thin out liquidity and interest also.
Of note on the data calendar is the Bank of Japan tankan report. The Bank of Japan is eyeing this report keenly, as we were reminded yesterday:
- This snapshot from the investingLive economic data calendar.
- The times in the left-most column are GMT.
- The numbers in the right-most column are the 'prior' (previous month/quarter as the case may be) result. The number in the column next to that, where there is a number, is the consensus median expected.