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Not many economic dockets scheduled for today but some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: HIA new home sales rose by 2.7 percent in October. Producer price index for third quarter came at 0.3 percent q/q and 0.5 percent y/y.
Upcoming:
- France: Third quarter GDP numbers will be released at 5:30 GMT. Producer prices, consumer spending and flash CPI will also be released at 6:45 GMT.
- Spain: HICP for October will be announced at 7:00 GMT, along with estimated third quarter GDP data.
- Switzerland: KOF leading indicator for October will be reported at 7:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: Eurozone sentiment report will be published at 9:00 GMT.
- Spain: Unemployment survey for the third quarter will be released at 7:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: Private loans and money supply data for September will be reported at 8:00 GMT.
- Germany: Consumer price index and HICP inflation figure for October will be released at 12:00 GMT.
- United States: Third quarter GDP figure will be released at 12:30 GMT, followed by Michigan consumer sentiment index at 14:00 GMT.
- Auction: Italy will auction 5-year and 10-year bond today.
