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Not many economic data and events scheduled for today, but some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: Import price rose by 2.1 percent in Q1, export price up by 4.89 percent.
Upcoming:
- Germany: GFK consumer confidence report will be released at 7:00 GMT.
- Spain: The first quarter unemployment survey report will be released at 7:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: BBA mortgage approvals report will be released at 8:30 GMT. CBI trades survey report will be released at 10:00 GMT. GFK consumer confidence report will be released at 23:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: ECB interest rate decision will be announced at 11:45 GMT, followed by a press conference at 12:30 GMT.
- United States: Weekly jobless claims report will be released at 12:30 GMT, along with durable goods order. EIA will release weekly natural gas inventory report at 14:30 GMT. Kansas Fed manufacturing report will be released at 15:00 GMT.
- New Zealand: March trade balance report will be released at 22:45 GMT.
- Japan: Inflation reports will be released at 23:40 GMT, along with unemployment report and followed by industrial production and retail sales reports at 23:50 GMT.
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