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Lots of economic dockets and events scheduled for today but all with low to medium risks associated.
Data released so far:
Australia: Wage price index grew 0.4 percent in third quarter, up 1.9 percent from a year ago. New motor vehicle sales declined 2.4 percent in October, up 1.2 percent from a year back.
Upcoming:
- United States: Fed’s Bullard is scheduled to speak at 8:00 GMT. MBA mortgage applications will be released at 12:00 GMT. Producer price index for October will be released at 13:30 GMT, followed by Industrial production report at 14:15 GMT. NAHB housing market report will be released at 15:00 GMT. EIA will release its weekly inventory report at 15:30 GMT. FOMC member Harker is scheduled to speak at 22:30 GMT.
- Eurozone: ECB will hold its non-monetary policy meeting today.
- United Kingdom: Unemployment report will be published at 9:30 GMT. CB leading economic index will be released at 14:30 GMT.
- Switzerland: Zew survey report will be published at 10:00 GMT.
- Canada: Manufacturing shipments for September will be released at 13:30 GMT.
- New Zealand: RBNZ financial stability report will be released at 20:00 GMT. Producer price index for the third quarter will be released at 21:45 GMT, along with retail sales at 21:45 GMT.
