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German Industry Employment Falls to Lowest Level in a Decade 
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Italy’s Economy Outpaces Eurozone Peers as Investment Spending Fuels Growth 
Lots of economic data releases and events scheduled today and some are with high risks associated.
Data released so far:
- New Zealand: ANZ business confidence grew to 27.9 in August from 15.5 before. ANZ activity outlook improved to 42.4 percent. Money supply grew by 5.3 percent y/y in August.
- Australia: HIA new home sales rose by 6.1 percent in September. Private sector credit grew 0.4 percent in July, up 5.8 percent from a year ago.
- China: Caixin manufacturing PMI came at 50.1
- Japan: Vehicle production grew by 8.8 percent y/y. Housing starts grew by 2.5 percent y/y in August and construction orders grew by 13.8 percent y/y in August.
Upcoming:
- Germany: Retail sales for August will be released at 6:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: Nationwide house price data will be released at 6:00 GMT. Second quarter GDP data will be published at 8:30 GMT.
- France: Producer prices, HICP and consumer spending data will be reported at 6:45 GMT.
- Spain: Current account balance for July will be reported at 7:00 GMT.
- Italy: Italy will release its August unemployment number at 8:00 GMT. HICP inflation data will be published at 9:00 GMT. Producer price inflation data is scheduled for release at 10:00 GMT.
- Greece: Producer price index and retail sales for July will be reported at 9:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: Unemployment rate for August and consumer price index for September will be announced at 9:00 GMT.
- United States: Personal income and spending data for August will be reported at 12:30 GMT. Chicago PMI report for September will be released at 13:45 GMT.
- Canada: GDP figure for July will be reported at 12:30 GMT, along with raw material price index and industrial product price index for August.
