UK: September, BRC sales like-for-like: +0.4% y/y vs -0.9% y/y prior (expected -0.3%)

Japan: August, BoP Current account : Y 2000.8bn vs Y1938.2bn prior (expected Y1502.7bn)

Australia: August, Home loans: -3.0% m/m vs -4.5% m/m prior (-1.5% expected)

Japan: September, Economy watchers survey sentiment: 44.8 vs 45.6 prior (45.8 expected)

USD/JPY rises on higher oil price

Germany, ZEW: Economic Sentiment 6.2 vs 0.5

US Dollar in 3-month tops