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Lots of economic data and events scheduled for today, but all with low to medium volatility risks associated.
Data and events so far:
- G20: The much anticipated two-day G20 meeting begins today in Osaka Japan.
- Australia: Private sector credit growth slowed to 3.6 percent y/y in May.
Upcoming:
- Japan: Housing starts and construction orders report due at 5:00 GMT.
- Spain: Q1 GDP report due at 7:00 GMT, followed by retail sales report at 8:00 GMT.
- Germany: Import price inflation report due at 6:00 GMT.
- France: CPI inflation report due at 6:45 GMT.
- United Kingdom: Q1 GDP report will be published at 8:30 GMT.
- Italy: HICP inflation report will be released at 9:00 GMT, and PPI inflation 10:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: CPI inflation report due at 9:00 GMT.
- United States: Personal consumption and expenditure report due at 12:30 GMT, followed by Chicago PMI report at 14:00 GMT.
- Canada: April GDP report will be released at 12:30 GMT. Bank of Canada (BoC) will release its business outlook survey at 14:30 GMT.
