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Lots of economic dockets and events scheduled for today and some with high volatility risks associated. The focus is on Dutch election.
Data released so far:
- Australia: New motor vehicle sales declined by 2.7 percent in February, down 4.1 percent from a year ago.
Upcoming:
- Japan: January industrial production report will be released at 4:30 GMT.
- France: February consumer price inflation report will be released at 8:00 GMT.
- Switzerland: producer and import prices for February will be released at 8:15 GMT.
- Italy: Retail sales report for January will be released at 9:00 GMT, followed by consumer price inflation report at 10:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: Unemployment report is scheduled for release at 9:30 GMT.
- Netherlands: Dutch election today.
- Eurozone: FourthFourth-quarter employment change numbers will be reported at 10:00 GMT.
- United States: MBA mortgage applications at 11:00 GMT, followed by retail sales report and consumer price inflation report at 12:30 GMT. New York empire state manufacturing index at 12:30 GMT. NAHB housing market index will be updated at 14:00 GMT. EIA will release weekly crude oil inventory report at 14:30 GMT. FOMC will announce monetary policy at 18:00 GMT, followed press conference at 18:30 GMT.
- New Zealand: Fourth quarter GDP number will be published at 21:45 GMT.
- Auction: Germany will auction 30-year bond today.
