The flash estimates for the Japanese purchasing managers' indices were somewhat weaker this morning than in the previous month. However, at 51.5, the composite PMI remained in expansionary territory.
The US labour market report breaks with tradition by landing on a Tuesday, but expectations are modest, with job growth seen at just 50k and little change in unemployment.
The Eurozone industrial sector activity unexpectedly expanded in October at a robust pace of 0.8% against 0.2% in September, according to the latest data published by Eurostat on Wednesday. Economists expected the data to rise moderately by 0.1%.