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Not many economic data and events scheduled for today and all with low to medium risks associated, especially with a holiday in the United States.
Data released so far:
- Australia: TD securities inflation grew by 0.5 percent in December, up 1.8 percent from a year ago.
- United Kingdom: Rightmove House price index rose 0.4 percent in December, up 3.2 percent from a year ago.
Upcoming:
- Japan: Tertiary industry index data will be released at 4:30 GMT, followed by flash machine tools orders for December at 6:00 GMT.
- Italy: Consumer price inflation numbers will be released at 9:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: Trade balance numbers for November will be released at 10:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: BoE’s Governor Carnet is scheduled to speak at 18:30 GMT.
- New Zealand: NZIER business confidence for the fourth quarter will be released at 21:00 GMT.
