Key economic indicators scheduled for release today include the BOJ Tankan large manufacturers' DI, manufacturing PMIs, European unemployment and manufacturing PMIs, and the U.S. ISM manufacturing index. A series of indicators expected to influence major markets is due.
In Japan, the BOJ's summary of opinions from its monetary policy meeting is scheduled for release at 08:50, along with the BOJ Tankan (large manufacturers' DI for July-September), trends in portfolio investment into and out of Japan, and the manufacturing PMI (September). These releases are expected to affect sentiment in the manufacturing sector and capital-market trends.
Overseas, indicators including Australia's trade balance (August) and India's final manufacturing PMI (September) are due. In Europe, the final euro area manufacturing PMI (September) and unemployment rate (August) are scheduled for release, while the United States is due to release initial jobless claims (last week), the ISM manufacturing index (September) and the final manufacturing PMI (September), among other manufacturing-related indicators.