Eurozone, US Flash PMIs and Russian Central Bank Meeting in Focus; Japan's September CPI Seen at 2.1% - BigGo Finance

Financial markets on the 23rd face a packed day of major economic releases, including October flash PMIs for the eurozone and the United States, the Central Bank of Russia's policy rate announcement and Japan's September national consumer price index (CPI). In Japan, the September national CPI will be released at 8:30 a.m. The market consensus is a 2.1% year-on-year rise, an acceleration from the previous 1.9%. At 9:30 a.m., October manufacturing PMI (54.1), services PMI (51.3) and composite PMI (52.3) will be published together. In the afternoon, September national department store sales (up 2.6% year-on-year) and Tokyo-area department store sales (up 5.7%) will follow, and at 3:00 p.m.