Here is what’s on the economic calendar in Asia today - Fed's Williams speaking

2100 GMT New Zealand – ANZ Consumer Confidence Index for February

• prior was 97.7

2300 GMT

• Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams participates in a moderated discussion before virtual Council for Economic Education "Economists on the Economy" event.

2330 GMT Japan Jobless (Unemployment) rate for January

• expected 2.7%, prior 2.7%

Job to applicant ratio for January

• expected 1.16, prior 1.16