Japan Dec Tertiary Industry Index (MoM) 1.4%

The chatter in the market is that after the Westpac consumer confidence, which showed a reading of 7.7% in February vs a 0.6% in January, sending the index to its highest since Dec 2010, the RBA will prolonge for longer its 'wait and see mode' as evidence mounts that the health of a core area of the economy like consumer sentiment, an indicator usually used to measure spending, is improving, even after the RBA left rates steady earlier this month.