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Lots of economic dockets and events scheduled for today and some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- United Kingdom: BRC shop price index is down 1 percent y/y in February.
- Australia: Fourth-quarter GDP rose by 1.1 percent in the fourth quarter, up 2.4 percent from a year ago.
- Japan: Nikkei manufacturing PMI came at 53.3 in February.
- China: NBS manufacturing PMI came at 51.6 in February and non-manufacturing PMI came at 54.2. Caixin manufacturing PMI came at 51.7 in February.
Upcoming:
- United Kingdom: Nationwide house prices for February will be released at 7:00 GMT.
- Switzerland: UBS consumption indicator for January will be released at 7:00 GMT. SVME PMI report will be released at 8:30 GMT.
- Spain: Markit manufacturing PMI for February will be reported at 8:15 GMT.
- Italy: Markit manufacturing PMI for February will be reported at 8:45 GMT. Wage inflation will be reported at 10:00 GMT.
- France: Markit manufacturing PMI for February will be reported at 8:50 GMT.
- Germany: Markit manufacturing PMI for February will be reported at 8:55 GMT.
- Greece: Markit manufacturing PMI for February will be reported at 9:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: Markit manufacturing PMI for February will be reported at 9:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: Markit manufacturing PMI for February will be reported at 9:30 GMT, along with mortgage approvals, money supply, and consumer credit report.
- Portugal: Fourth quarter GDP numbers and unemployment report will be released at 11:00 GMT.
- United States: MBA mortgage applications will be reported at 12:00 GMT, followed by personal income and spending data at 13:30 GMT. ISM manufacturing report will be released at 15:00 GMT. EIA will release crude oil inventory report at 15:30 GMT. FOMC member Kaplan will speak at 17:00 GMT and Brainard at 22:00 GMT. Fed will release Beige book at 19:00 GMT.
- Canada: BoC will announce interest rate decision at 15:00 GMT.
