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Not many economic dockets scheduled for today however some with high risks associated.
Data released so far -
- Australia - Investment lending for homes declined -0.4%, while home loans are up 2.9% in August.
Upcoming -
- France - Budget deficit for August will be declared at 6:45 GMT, along with industrial output.
- Italy - Industrial output for August to be declared at 8:00 GMT.
- UK - Trade balance for August to be declared at 8:30 GMT.
- Greece - Industrial production for August and Consumer price index for September to be declared at 9:00 GMT.
- UK - Bank of England (BOE), would announce monetary policy and release minutes at 11:00 GMT. BOE governor Mark Carney is scheduled to speak at 18:00 GMT.
- Portugal - Portugal will announce trade balance for August today.
- Canada - Unemployment report to be declared at 12:30 GMT. Bank of Canada will release Business outlook survey at 14:30 GMT.
- US - Export and import price index for September to be released at 12:30 GMT, followed by Wholesale inventories at 14:00 GMT. FED's Lockhart scheduled to speak at 13:10 GMT, followed by Mr. Evans at 17:30 GMT.
