Asian currencies were mixed against USD in the morning session ahead of Fed Chair Powell’s speech at the Jackson Hole symposium later today

U.K. consumers felt no less pessimistic this month as concerns on the economy linger, despite signs of more dynamic business activity and higher summer spending.

Japan’s consumer inflation in July continued to grow at a pace faster than the Bank of Japan’s 2% target, adding to expectations for another rate increase.

A federal appeals court awarded a recovery of more than $310 million to investors in a dispute stemming from Argentina’s sovereign debt default more than 20 years ago.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 are on track to fall at the open, getting a weak lead from Wall Street as investors anticipate a speech from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

The court says the state can require citizenship proof for some new registrations, but won’t block presidential ballots for more than 40,000 people already registered.