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Not many economic dockets and events scheduled for today and all with low to medium volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- China: House price index is up 11.3 percent in March from a year ago.
- Australia: RBA released minutes of the meeting.
Upcoming:
- United States: Building permits and housing starts report will be released at 12:30 GMT. Redbook index numbers will be updated at 12:55 GMT. Industrial production report for March will be published at 13:15 GMT.
- New Zealand: Global dairy auction is scheduled today.
- Auction: U.S. will auction 1-month bills at 15:30 GMT. Spain will auction 3-month and 6-month bills today. UK wilThe UKauction 30-year bond.
