Sizable economic data and events scheduled for today, and all with low to medium volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: Construction work in Q1 declined 1.9 percent.
Upcoming:
- United States: FOMC member Bullard set for a speech at 5:00 GMT. MBA mortgage report due at 11:00 GMT. EIA will release weekly crude oil inventory report at 14:30 GMT. FOMC will release minutes of meeting 18:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: Eurozone President Draghi’s speech due at 7:30 GMT, and Peter Praet at 9:30 GMT.
- United Kingdom: April CPI, PPI, WPI, and HPI inflation report to be released at 8:30 GMT.
- Canada: March retail sales report due at 12:30 GMT.


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