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Sizable economic dockets scheduled for today, however, all with low to medium risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: TD securities inflation grew by 0.4 percent in September, up 1.3 percent from a year ago.
- Japan: Nikkei manufacturing PMI for September came at 50.4.
Upcoming:
- Japan: Vehicle sales for September will be released at 5:00 GMT.
- Switzerland: Real retail sales for September will be published at 7:15 GMT, followed by SVME PMI at 7:30 GMT.
- Italy: Market manufacturing PMI report will be released at 7:45 GMT, followed by public debt report at 8:00 GMT.
- France: Manufacturing PMI for September is scheduled for release at 7:50 GMT.
- Germany: Markit manufacturing PMI for September will be released at 7:55 GMT.
- Greece: Manufacturing PMI for September is scheduled for release at 8:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: Eurozone PMI report will be published at 8:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: Markit manufacturing PMI will be published at 8:30 GMT.
- United States: Markit manufacturing PMI is scheduled at 13:45 GMT, followed by ISM manufacturing PMI at 14:00 GMT.
- Canada: RBC manufacturing PMI is scheduled at 13:45 GMT. Bank of Canada will release its outlook survey at 14:30 GMT.
- Auction: US will auction 3 month and 6 month bills at 15:30 GMT and 3-year note at 17:00 GMT.
