Morning Bid: Calm before policy, data storm

Passersby walk past an electric monitor displaying the Japanese yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan October 4, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 30 (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. Australian retail sales is the only event on the Asian and Pacific economic calendar on Monday, but whatever the reading, it will be the quiet before the storm in what looks like a huge and potentially volatile week for world and Asian markets. Monetary policy decisions from Japan and Malaysia,…