So, the OPEC oil cartel has reached agreement! Let the cheating begin in 3, 2, 1 ....

Coming up during the Asian time zone today

2035GMT - Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester speaks on the economy. Mester is a voter this year on the FOMC; she's toward the 'hawk' end of the FOMC spectrum ... which means she is a lower case dove :-)

2350GMT - Japan - retail sales data for August

  • For the m/m, expected -0.6%, prior +1.4%
  • and for the y/y, expected -1.7%, prior -0.2%

Also at 2350GMT, the securities flow data for the week ended September 23

0000GMT - President and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Esther George is speaking - it doesn't look like there will be remarks on monetary policy, but George is a consistent hawk so if there are, they'll be hawish.

-

As an extra, coming up much later at 0635GMT - Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda speaks. I expect the usual.