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Lots of economic data and events scheduled for today and all with low to medium volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: Building permits declined by 17.2 percent in April from a year ago, but up 4.4 percent on a monthly basis.
Upcoming:
- Germany: Import price index will be updated at 6:00 GMT.
- France: 1st quarter GDP and consumer spending reports will be released at 6:45 GMT.
- Spain: HICP inflation report will be published at 7:00 GMT.
- Switzerland: KOF leading indicator for May will be updated at 7:00 GMT.
- Italy: Producer price inflation report will be published at 8:00 GMT, followed by consumer and business confidence reports at 8:30 GMT.
- Greece: producer price inflation report for April will be published at 9:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: Sentiment reports will be published at 9:00 GMT.
- Germany: HICP inflation reports will be released at 12:00 GMT.
- United States: Personal income and spending details will be updated at 12:30 GMT, followed by S&P/Case-Shiller home price report at 13:00 GMT and Dallas Fed manufacturing index at 14:30 GMT.
- New Zealand: RBNZ will release financial stability report at 21:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: GFK consumer confidence report and BRC shop price report will be published at 23:00 GMT.
- Japan: Flash industrial production numbers for April will be published at 23:50 GMT.
- Auction: U.S. will auction 1-month, 3-month, and 6-month bills at 15:30 GMT.
