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Lots of economic data and events scheduled for today and some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Japan: Nikkei manufacturing PMI grows to 52.9 in September. Vehicle sales up 0.4 percent y/y in September.
- Australia: TD securities inflation up 0.3 percent m/m, up 2.5 percent from a year ago.
Upcoming:
- Spain: Markit manufacturing PMI report will be released at 7:15 GMT.
- Switzerland: August real retail sales report will be released at 7:15 GMT, followed by SVME PMI report at 7:30 GMT.
- Italy: Markit manufacturing report for September will be published at 7:45 GMT, followed by August unemployment report at 8:00 GMT.
- France: Markit manufacturing report for September will be published at 7:50 GMT.
- Germany: Markit manufacturing report for September will be published at 7:55 GMT.
- Greece: Markit manufacturing report for September will be published at 8:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: Markit manufacturing report for September will be published at 7:45 GMT, followed by unemployment report at 9:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: Markit manufacturing report for September will be published at 8:30 GMT.
- Canada: Markit manufacturing report for September will be published at 13:30 GMT. BoC will release business outlook survey report at 14:30 GMT.
- United States: Markit manufacturing report for September will be published at 13:45 GMT, followed by ISM manufacturing PMI at 14:00 GMT. FOMC member Kaplan is scheduled to speak at 18:00 GMT.
- New Zealand: NZIER business confidence for the third quarter will be released at 22:00 GMT.
- Auction: U.S. will auction 3-month and 6-month bills at 15:30 GMT.
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