#DataTheftAlert

*JAPAN AUG. CORE MACHINE ORDERS FALL 0.9% M/M; EST. +0.4%

*JAPAN AUG. CORE MACHINE ORDERS RISE 1.6% *AUSTRALIA SEPT. PARTICIPATION RATE 67%; EST. 66.8%

*AUSTRALIA SEPT. EMPLOYMENT RISES 14.9K M/M; EST. +20.0K

*AUSTRALIA SEPT. JOBLESS RATE 4.5%; EST. 4.3%

# *TRUMP TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT 3PM ET THURS