Events to watch this week:
Earnings roll in, including from AT&T Inc., Barclays Plc, Johnson & Johnson, Netflix Inc. and Tesla Inc.
China releases retail sales, industrial production, GDP data, Monday
Bank Indonesia rate decision and briefing, Tuesday
China’s NPC Standing Committee starts a meeting Tuesday that goes on through Oct. 23. A review of anti-monopoly regulations is on the agenda
U.S. housing starts, Tuesday
EIA crude oil inventory report, Wednesday
China property prices, loan prime rates, Wednesday
U.S. Conference Board leading index, U.S. existing home sales, jobless claims, Thursday
Fed Chair Jerome Powell takes part in policy panel discussion, Friday
Some of the main moves in markets:
Stocks
S&P 500 futures fell 0.1% as of 9:34 a.m. in Tokyo. The S&P 500 rose 0.8%
Nasdaq 100 futures slid 0.2%. The Nasdaq 100 rose 0.6%
Topix index fell 0.3%
S&P/ASX 200 Index rose 0.3%
Kospi index fell 0.6%
Hang Seng Index futures climbed 0.6% earlier
Currencies
The Japanese yen was at 114.30 per dollar, down 0.1%
The offshore yuan was at 6.4323 per dollar
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index little changed
The euro was at $1.1598
Bonds
The yield on 10-year Treasuries rose one basis point to 1.58%
Australia’s 10-year government
