Foreign exchange market. Asian session: the yen gained

Economic calendar (GMT0):

Time/ Region/ Event/ Period/ Previous/ Forecast/ Actual

00:30 Australia Building Permits, m/m September -9.5% Revised From -6.9% 2% 2.2%

01:35 Japan Manufacturing PMI (Finally) October 52.5 Revised From 51.0 52.5 52.4

01:45 China Markit/Caixin Manufacturing PMI October 47.2 47.5 48.3

The yen rose against the U.S. dollar amid Bank of Japan monetary policy decision (board members voted 8 to 1 to leave policy unchanged) and after BOJ Governor Kuroda admitted that inflation target time frame was revised because of low oil prices. Now the 2% inflation target is expected to be reached in the second half of 2016.

The Australian and New Zealand dollars rose amid Chinese economic data. The National Bureau of Statistics reported that the Manufacturing PMI was unchanged at 49.8 in October. A reading below 50 suggests contraction. However the Markit/Caixin Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index came in at 48.3 in October exceeding expectations for a 47.5 reading and 47.2 reported previously. China's economy affects the global economy, that's why these data influence currency markets as well.

EUR/USD: the pair fluctuated within $1.1015-40 in Asian trade

USD/JPY: the pair fell to Y120.25

GBP/USD: the pair traded within $1.5425-55

The most important news that are expected (GMT0):

(time / country / index / period / previous value / forecast)

08:15 Switzerland Retail Sales (MoM) September 0.5%

08:15 Switzerland Retail Sales Y/Y September -0.3%

08:30 Switzerland Manufacturing PMI October 49.5 50.2

08:50 France Manufacturing PMI (Finally) October 50.6 50.7

08:55 Germany Manufacturing PMI (Finally) October 52.3 51.6

09:00 Eurozone Manufacturing PMI (Finally) October 52 52.0

09:30 United Kingdom Purchasing Manager Index Manufacturing October 51.5 51.3

14:45 U.S. Manufacturing PMI (Finally) October 53.1 54

15:00 U.S. Construction Spending, m/m September 0.7% 0.5%

15:00 U.S. ISM Manufacturing October 50.2 50

17:00 U.S. FOMC Member Williams Speaks