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Not many economic dockets and events scheduled for today and all with low to medium risks associated.
Data released so far:
- China: House price index rose by 12.3 percent y/y in October.
- New Zealand: Retail sales for third quarter grew by 0.9 percent.
Upcoming:
- Germany: Producer price index for October will be released at 7:00 GMT. German Bundesbank president Weidmann is scheduled to speak at 10:30 GMT.
- Eurozone: Current account for September will be released at 9:00 GMT. ECB president Draghi is scheduled to speak at 8:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: MPC member Broadbent is scheduled to speak at 9:10 GMT.
- United States: Fed’s Bullard is scheduled to speak at 10:30 GMT, followed by William Dudley and Esther George at 14:30 GMT. Kansas Fed manufacturing index will be published at 16:00 GMT.
- Canada: Consumer price inflation for October will be released at 13:30 GMT.
- New Zealand: Producer price index for third quarter will be released at 21:45 GMT, along with retail sales data.
