- Japanese Tankan manufacturing sentiment at 3-year lows:
- HSBC China manufacturing PMI slightly better than expected at 50.9:
- Rumours (usual Friday fare) about a possible Chinese weekend rate cut:
- Regional stocks +0.4% on average:
- Gold $1698/oz:
- AUD/USD tested support at 1.0510 pre-PMI but rallied thereafter:
- EUR/JPY makes fresh recent highs above 109.80, more Japanese retail investment fund buying noted.
