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It’s Monday and as usual, not many economic dockets scheduled for today and all with low to medium volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Japan: Nikkei manufacturing PMI for October came at 51.7, a rise from 50.4 prior.
Upcoming:
- Japan: Leading economic index and co-incident index will be published at 5:00 GMT.
- France: Markit manufacturing and services PMI will be reported at 7:00 GMT.
- Germany: Markit manufacturing and services PMI will be reported at 7:30 GMT. Bundesbank will release its monthly report at 10:00 GMT.
- Italy: Trade balance report for September will be published at 8:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: Markit manufacturing and services PMI will be reported at 8:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: CBI industrial trade survey report will be published at 10:00 GMT.
- Canada: Wholesale sales report for August will be published at 12:30 GMT.
- United States: Fed’s Tarullo is scheduled to speak at 13:05 GMT, along with William Dudley. Fed’s Evans is scheduled to speak at 17:30 GMT, followed by Jerome Powell at 18:00 GMT.
- Switzerland: SNB chairman Jordon is scheduled to speak at 15:15 GMT.
