Economic calendar due from Asia today - Australia, China, BOJ

The expected data today is not likely to have much immediate impact on the forex, but here it is:

2200 GMT - Australia - services and composite PMIs from CBA/Markit for December

• prior 54.0 and 54.3 respectively

2230 GMT - Australia - services PMI from the Australian Industry Group - their Performance of Services Index for December

• prior 51.7

Earlier this week we got the manufacturing PMIs from CBA and AiG:

• Australia - CBA's manufacturing PMI: 57.1 (prior 56.3)

• Australia: AiG manufacturing PMI for December: 56.2 (prior 57.3)

0030 GMT - Japan - Nikkei/Markit Manufacturing PMI, the final for December

• Preliminary December was 54.2 ... pointing to continued improvement for the e economy in japan
• prior (November) 53.6

0110 GMT - Bank of Japan JGB purchases

• 1-3, 3-5, and 5-10 years

0145 GMT - China - Caixin / Markit services and composite PMIs for December

• Services expected 51.8, prior 51.9
• Composite prior 51.6

We have already seen the December manufacturing PMIs from China (official and private):

• Official China Manufacturing and Services PMIs were released from China on the weekend
• More on the China manufacturing PMI (private Caixin survey) out earlier