Economic calendar due from Asia today - Japan flash GDP & RBA minutes (February)

2130 GMT Australia weekly consumer confidence (prior 99.9)

• ANZ Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence index

2350 GMT Japan GDP preliminary for Q4 2021

• GDP sa q/q expected 1.4%, prior -0.9%

• GDP annualised sa q/q expected 5.8%, prior -3.6%

• GDP deflator (an inflation indication) expected -1.2%, prior -1.2% y/y

• Private consumption expected 2.2% q/q, prior -1.3%

• Business spending expected 0.5%, prior -2.3%

0030 GMT Minutes of the February 2022 Reserve Bank of Australia meeting:

• RBA minutes to be scoured for hints on a 2022 rate hike after Lowe's huge pivot last week