Lots of economic data and events scheduled for today, and some with high volatility risks associated.
Upcoming:
- Australia: January trade balance came at $4.55 billion. Retail sales grew just 0.1 percent in January.
Upcoming:
- Switzerland: Unemployment report will be released at 8:30 GMT.
- United Kingdom: Halifax house price report will be published at 8:30 GMT. BoE’s Tenryro set for a speech at 9:30 GMT.
- Italy: January retail sales report will be released at 9:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: Q4 GDP report will be released at 10:00 GMT. ECB will announce rate decision at 12:45 GMT, followed by a press conference at 13:30 GMT.
- United States: Challenger jobs report will be published at 12:30 GMT, followed by weekly natural gas inventory report at 13:30 GMT, along with Q4 non-farm productivity and Labor cost report. EIA will release its weekly natural gas inventory report at 15:30 GMT. Fed’s Brainard to speak at 17:15 GMT. January consumer credit report due at 19:00 GMT.
- New Zealand: Manufacturing sales report will be released at 23:50 GMT, along with January trade balance.
- Auction: France will sell 10-year bond today. Spain will sell 5-year and 10-year bonds. The U.S. will auction 1-month bills at 16:30 GMT.


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