Private survey (Caixin/Markit) manufacturing PMI due from China today.

Official PMIs were out over the weekend:

2130 GMT Australia - AiG Manufacturing PMI for

  • Australian Industry Group Performance of Manufacturing Index

  • prior 55.3

2200 GMT Australia - Markit Manufacturing PMI for February (final)

2300 GMT Australia CoreLogic house prices for February

0000 GMT Australia - Melbourne Institute monthly CPI inflation for February

  • prior 0.2% m/m and 1.5% y/y

  • Official CPI data is once a quarter in Australia, this monthly guide is a good heads up for the quarterly data.

0030 GMT Australia Inventories for Q4, expected 0.2% q/q, prior -0.5%

  • and Company Operating Profit also, for Q4, expected 1.5% q/q, prior 3.2%

  • Australian Q4 GDP will be published Wednesday, March 3. Inventories are expected to add 0.2 of a % point to economic growth in the quarter.

0030 GMT Australia ANZ job advertisements survey for February

  • prior 2.3% m/m

0030 GMT Australia housing finance data for January

0030 GMT Japan - Jibun Bank/Markit Manufacturing PMI (final) for February

0110 GMT Bank of Japan Japanese Government Bond purchase operation

  • in the 3-5 years left until maturity window

0145 GMT China - Caixin/Markit Manufacturing PMI for February

  • expected 51.4, prior 51.5