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Lots of economic dockets and events scheduled for today and some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- United Kingdom: BRC shop prices in November declined by 1.7 percent y/y.
- Australia: Third quarter GDP is down 0.5 percent, up 1.8 percent from a year ago.
Upcoming:
- China: Forex reserve data might get released today.
- Japan: Leading economic index and coincident index will be published at 5:00 GMT.
- Germany: Industrial production figure for October will be published at 7:00 GMT.
- France: trade balance figures for October will be released at 7:45 GMT.
- United Kingdom: Halifax house prices report for November will be published at 8:30 GMT, followed by manufacturing and industrial production numbers for October at 9:30 GMT. NIESR will release GDP estimate at 15:00 GMT.
- Switzerland: Forex reserve details will be published at 8:00 GMT.
- United States: MBA mortgage applications data will be published at 12:00 GMT, followed by JOLTS job reports at 15:00 GMT, and Consumer credit at 20:00 GMT.
- Canada: BoC will announce interest rate decision at 15:00 GMT.
- Japan: Third quarter GDP data will be announced at 23:50 GMT.
- Auctions: UK and Germany will auction 30-year bonds today. Spain will auction 56-month and 12-month bonds.
