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Lots of economic data and events scheduled for today, and some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: PPI inflation up 0.5 percent y/y in Q1, up 1.7 percent from a year ago.
- Japan: Bank of Japan maintained its monetary policy stance at today’s meeting.
Upcoming:
- France: Q1 GDP report will be released at 5:30 GMT. PPI inflation report will be released at 6:45 GMT.
- Germany: Import price inflation report will be released at 5:30 GMT. Unemployment report will be released at 8:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: Nationwide house price report will be released at 6:00 GMT. First quarter GDP report will be released at 8:30 GMT. Governor Carney is set for a speech at 14:00 GMT, and Haldane at 14:15 GMT.
- Eurozone: ECB’s Mersch is set for a speech at 5:45 GMT, and Lautenschläger at 6:45 GMT. Sentiment reports will be published at 9:00 GMT.
- Spain: HICP inflation report will be released at 7:00 GMT, along with retail sales report and first quarter GDP report.
- Switzerland: SNB Chairman Jordon is set for a speech at 8:00 GMT.
- United States: First quarter GDP report will be released at 12:30 GMT, followed by Michigan consumer sentiment report at 14:00 GMT.
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