Not many economic data and events scheduled for today and all with low to medium volatility risks associated.
Upcoming:
- Germany: GFK consumer confidence number for February will be released at 7:00 GMT, followed by fourth quarter unemployment survey at 8:00 GMT and Bundesbank President Jens Weidman’s speech.
- Switzerland: December trade balance numbers will be published at 7:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: BBA mortgage approvals numbers for December will be reported at 9:30 GMT, along with fourth quarter flash GDP, and followed by CBI industrial trend survey for January at 11:00 GMT.
- Italy: Retail sales data for November will be published at 10:00 GMT.
- United States: Weekly jobless claims report will be published at 13:30 GMT, along with goods trade balance. Chicago Fed will release national activity index at 14:45, same time as flash market PMI. New home sales data for December will be published at 15:00 GMT. EIA will release weekly natural gas inventory report at 15:30 GMT. Kansas Fed will release manufacturing activity report at 16:00 GMT.
- Japan: Tokyo CPI for January and National CPI data for December will be published at 23:30 GMT.
- Auction: US will auction 7-year bond at 18:00 GMT.


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