Not many economic data and events scheduled for today, and all with low to medium volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- United Kingdom: BRC shop price index up 0.4 percent y/y in January.
- Australia: RBA trimmed mean CPI up 0.4 percent q/q, and up 1.8 percent y/y.
Upcoming:
- Japan: Consumer confidence report will be released at 5:00 GMT.
- France: Q4 GDP report will be released at 6:30 GMT. Consumer spending report for December will be published at 7:45 GMT.
- Germany: Import price inflation report will be released at 7:00 GMT, along with GFK consumer confidence report.
- Spain: December retail sales report will be released at 8:00 GMT.
- Switzerland: KOF leading indicator for the month of January will be updated at 8:00 GMT, followed by the release of ZEW sentiment report at 9:00 GMT.
- Italy: Business and consumer confidence report will be released at 9:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: M4 money supply statistics and credit report will be published at 9:30 GMT.
- Eurozone: Eurozone sentiment report will be published at 10:00 GMT.
- Germany: HICP inflation report will be published at 13:00 GMT.
- United States: ADP employment report will be published at 13:15 GMT, followed by pending home sales report at 15:00 GMT. EIA will release weekly crude oil inventory report at 15:30 GMT. FOMC will announce interest rate decision at 19:00 GMT.
- Japan: December industrial production report will be released at 23:50 GMT.


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