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Not many economic dockets and events scheduled for today and all with low to medium volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Japan: Flash Nikkei manufacturing PMI for April came at 52.8
Upcoming:
- France: Flash manufacturing and services PMI reports will be released at 7:00 GMT.
- Germany: Flash manufacturing and services PMI reports will be released at 7:30 GMT.
- Italy: Industrial sales and orders report will be released at 8:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: Flash manufacturing and services PMI reports will be released at 8:00 GMT, along with trade balance report for February.
- United Kingdom: March retail sales report will be released at 8:30 GMT.
- Canada: consumer price inflation reports will be released at 12:30 GMT.
- United States: Flash manufacturing and services PMI reports will be released at 13:45 GMT, followed by existing home sales report at 14:00 GMT. FOMC member Kashkari is scheduled to speak at 13:30 GMT.
