FxWirePro: The Day Ahead- 16th February 2017

Lots of economic dockets scheduled for today and all with low to medium volatility risks associated.

Data released so far:

• Australia: Consumer inflation expectations for February came at 4.1 percent. The Unemployment rate declined to 5.7 percent in January as participation rate declined to 64.6 percent. Full-time employment declined by 44,800, while part-time employment rose by 58,300.
   
• China: FDI is down 9.2 percent y/y in January.

Upcoming:

• France: Fourth quarter unemployment report will be published at 6:30 GMT.
   
• Italy: Trade balance for December will be reported at 9:00 GMT.
   
• United States: Building permits report for January will be published at 13:30 GMT, along with Housing starts statistics, Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing survey and weekly jobless claims report. EIA will release weekly natural gas inventory report at 15:30 GMT.
   
• New Zealand: Business PMI report will be released at 21:30 GMT, followed by retail sales report at 21:45 GMT.