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Not many economic data and events scheduled for today, and all with low to medium volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: Wage price index grew 0.5 percent q/q in Q4, up 2.3 percent from a year ago.
Upcoming:
- Germany: PPI inflation report will be released at 7:00 GMT.
- Switzerland: Q4 industrial production report will be released at 8:15 GMT.
- United Kingdom: CBI industrial trend survey report will be released at 11:00 GMT.
- United States: MBA mortgage applications report will be released at 12:00 GMT. FOMC will release minutes at 19:00 GMT. Prime Minister May set to meet EU commission chief Juncker today around 17:30 GMT.
- Eurozone: Consumer confidence report will be released at 15:00 GMT.
