The countdown to the US NFP is on! (Friday morning US time for that).

On the docket here today, fairly thin:

2130 GMT Australia - AiG Services PMI for September

  • Australia Australian Industry Group Performance of Services Index

  • prior 45.6 (lockdown of nearly half of Australia's population impacting the services sector)

2350 GMT Japan - FX reserves for September and also

international securities flows for the week

Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda to speak today. He gave a speech yesterday also. Calendars showing he'll have more to say today! Tentative timing is 0100 GMT.

China remains out on holiday, markets return Friday, October 8 in China.

Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda:

The countdown to the US NFP is on! (Friday morning US time for that).