While the week is drawing to close, there are still a couple more events on the horizon for investors to keep tabs on.
Japan's ruling party is holding a leadership contest that is looking to be one of the most unpredictable in decades. The yen is jittery, hitting a three-week low of 145.56 per dollar on Friday.
Sanae Takaichi, minister in charge of economic security who has said the BOJ hiked rates too early, is among the front-runners. If she wins the contest, the yen could fall as markets further discount the chance of another rate hike this year. It's currently priced at about 30%.
Results from the Liberal Democratic Party's first-round balloting are expected around 14:20 JST (0720 GMT), with a likely run-off between the top two candidates following around 1530 JST (0830GMT).
Also on the schedule is the U.S. core personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, the Fed's preferred measure of inflation. Forecasts are centred around a small monthly rise of 0.2% and risks seem biased to the downside.
A benign number would provide scope for another outsized half-point rate cut from the Fed in November, although much will ultimately depend on the payrolls report next week.
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