Data due out at 2350 GMT

At 2350 GMT, Japan industrial production and bond buying data will be released:

  • Industrial production for October is expected to rise 1.8% vs -1.0% last month
  • IP YoY is expected to show a 7.1% gain.
  • Japan buying of foreign bonds and stocks will also be reported. Bond buying was last at Y231.3B and stock buying was Y330.9B.
  • Foreign buying of Japan bonds was Y285.1B and buying of Japan stocks was at Y324.5

The USDJPY is trading at the highs at 112.07/08 up about 15 pips