Welcome to the new FX week (OMGricon variant).

Ahead on the data docket for the session:

2350 GMT Japan Retail sales for September

  • expected -1.6% m/m, prior 2.7%

  • expected 1.1% y/y, prior -0.5%

0030 GMT Australia Inventories for Q3, expected -0.6% q/q, prior 0.2%. Inventories will be an input to the GDP numbers for Q3.

  • and Company Operating Profit also, for Q3, expected 3.0% q/q, prior 7.1%

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