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Lots of economic dockets and events scheduled for today and some with high risks associated.
Upcoming:
- Germany: Third quarter flash GDP numbers will be released at 7:00 GMT. Zew survey report for November will be published at 10:00 GMT.
- France: Consumer price inflation numbers for October will be published at 7:45 GMT.
- Spain: Spain will release its HICP inflation data at 8:00 GMT.
- Italy: Third quarter flash GDP will be published at 9:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: Inflation numbers that include RPI, CPI, PPI, and HPI will be published at 9:30 GMT.
- Eurozone: Trade balance figure for September will be released at 10:00 GMT along with survey report and third quarter flash GDP estimate.
- Portugal: Third quarter flash GDPO estimate will be released today.
- United States: New York empire state manufacturing index will be released at 13:30 GMT, along with retail sales report and terms of trade for October. Redbook index will be published at 13:55 GMT. Fed’s Rosengren is scheduled to speak at 12:30 GMT. Fed’s Stanley Fischer is scheduled to speak at 18:30 GMT.
- New Zealand: Global dairy auction is scheduled today. Retail sales report for third quarter will be released at 18:30 GMT.
