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Asian Currencies Trade Sideways as Dollar Weakens Ahead of Key U.S. Data 
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FxWirePro: Daily Commodity Tracker - 21st March, 2022 
Lots of economic dockets and events scheduled for today and some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: Trade balance for January came at $1.3 billion. Building permits increased 1.8 percent in January, down 12 percent from a year ago.
Upcoming:
- Switzerland: Fourth quarter GDP report will be released at 6:45 GMT, followed by real retail sales report for January at 8:15 GMT.
- Germany: Import price details for January will be reported at 7:00 GMT.
- Spain: Fourth quarter GDP numbers will be updated at 8:00 GMT, along with Unemployment change report.
- Italy: Unemployment report for January will be published at 9:00 GMT, followed by wage inflation report at 10:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: Unemployment report for January will be released at 10:00 GMT, along with consumer price inflation and producer price inflation.
- United States: Challenger jobs report will be published at 12:30 GMT, followed by initial jobless claims report at 13:30 GMT and ISM New York at 14:45 GMT. EIA will release natural gas inventory report at 15:30 GMT.
- Canada: Fourth quarter GDP report will be updated at 13:30 GMT.
- Australia: AiG performance of services report will be published at 22:30 GMT.
- Japan: National inflation report will be published at 23:30 GMT, along with Tokyo inflation report, household spending report and unemployment report.
- Auctions: France will auction 10-year bond today.
