Sizable economic data and events scheduled for today, and some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: Unemployment rate declined by 0.1 percent to 5.3 percent in July, despite 3,900 jobs loss as participation rate declined by 0.2 percent to 65.5 percent.
Upcoming:
- Germany: Wholesale price inflation report will be released at 6:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: Retail sales report will be released at 8:30 GMT.
- Eurozone: June trade balance report will be released at 9:00 GMT.
- United States: Housing starts and building permits report will be released at 12:30 GMT, along with weekly jobless claims report, and Philadelphia Fed manufacturing survey. EIA will release weekly natural gas inventory report at 14:30 GMT.
- Canada: Manufacturing shipments and ADP employment report will be released at 12:30 GMT.
- New Zealand: PPI inflation report will be released at 22:45 GMT.