US data due out tomorrow, including personal income and consumption for September, is expected to show increases of 0.3 per cent.
New home sales for September, due on Tuesday, are expected to be virtually unchanged for the month.
Tuesday's data also includes the NAPM survey for October (forecast to drop slightly), the Chicago MPI for November, and consumer confidence for October (expected to be flat).
Friday's major release is October's unemployment figure, which is likely to edge up to 5.7 per cent. As a consequence non-farm payrolls are expected to be weaker.
The Federal Reserves' Beige book will be released on Thursday.
Things will be fairly quiet in Japan, the major focus being on September's balance of payments. Both the current account and trade account are expected to an unadjusted rise for the month.
In Australia, the current account for September will take the limelight as markets expect a figure below A$2 billion.