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Lots of economic data and events scheduled for today and some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: Consumer inflation expectations declined to 3.6 percent in June from 4 percent last month. Employment rose by 42,000, largely driven by full-time employment. The unemployment rate declined to 5.5 percent.
Upcoming:
- France: Consumer price inflation report will be released at 6:45 GMT.
- Switzerland: Producer and import price inflation report will be released at 7:15 GMT. SNB will announce interest rate decision at 7:30 GMT.
- Italy: Consumer price inflation report will be released at 8:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: Retail sales report for May will be reported at 8:30 GMT. BoE will announce interest rate decision at 11:00 GMT.
- Greece: First quarter unemployment numbers will be published at 9:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: April trade balance report will be released at 10:00 GMT.
- United States: New York Empire State manufacturing report will be published at 12:30 GMT, along with weekly jobless claims report, terms of trade for the month of May, and Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index. Industrial production numbers for May will be published at 13:15 GMT, followed by NAHB housing market report at 14:00 GMT. EIA will release weekly natural gas inventory report at 14:30 GMT.
- Canada: Manufacturing shipments reports will be released at 12:30 GMT.
- New Zealand: Business PMI report will be released at 22:30 GMT.
