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Lots of economic dockets and events scheduled for today and some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Japan: Nikkei manufacturing PMI marginally declines to 52.4 in March.
- Australia: TD securities inflation is up 2.2 percent y/y in March. Building permits down 4.9 percent y/y in February. Retail sales declined 0.1 percent in February.
Upcoming:
- Japan: Vehicle sales will be reported at 5:00 GMT.
- Spain: Markit manufacturing PMI and unemployment change for March will be reported at 7:00 GMT.
- Switzerland: February real retail sales report will be released at 7:15 GMT, followed by SVME PMI at 7:30 GMT.
- Italy: Markit manufacturing PMI report for March will be released at 7:45 GMT, followed by unemployment report at 8:00 GMT and wage inflation report at 9:00 GMT.
- France: Markit manufacturing PMI report for March will be released at 7:50 GMT.
- Germany: Markit manufacturing PMI report for March will be released at 7:55 GMT.
- Greece: Markit manufacturing PMI report for March will be released at 8:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: Markit manufacturing PMI report for March will be released at 8:00 GMT, followed by unemployment report for February and producer price inflation at 10:00 GMT.
- Canada: RBC manufacturing PMI report will be released at 13:30 GMT.
- United States: Markit manufacturing PMI report will be released at 13:45 GMT, followed by ISM manufacturing PMI and construction spending at 14:00 GMT. Fed’s Dudley is scheduled to speak at 14:30 GMT, Harker at 19:00 GMT and Lacker at 21:00 GMT.
- New Zealand: NZIER will business confidence for the first quarter at 21:00 GMT.
- Auction: U.S. will auction 3-month and 6-month bills at 15:30 GMT.
