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Lots of data and events scheduled for today and some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- China: NBS manufacturing PMI rose to 51.7 in August. Non-manufacturing PMI declines to 53.4
- Australia: HIA new home sales declined 3.7 percent in July. Private sector credit is up 0.5 percent in July, up 5.3 percent y/y.
- New Zealand: ANZ business confidence declined to 18.3 in August. Activity outlook declined to 38.2 percent.
- Japan: Vehicle production is up 1.4 percent y/y.
Upcoming:
- Japan: Housing starts numbers and construction orders report will be published at 5:00 GMT.
- Germany: Retail sales report for July will be published at 6:00 GMT, followed by unemployment report at 8:00 GMT.
- France: Producer and consumer price inflation reports will be published at 6:45 GMT.
- Italy: Unemployment report will be published at 8:00 GMT, followed by HICP inflation report at 9:00 GMT.
- Greece: Retail sales report will be released at 9:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: Unemployment and HICP inflation reports will be published at 9:00 GMT.
- United States: Challenger jobs report will be published at 11:30 GMT, followed PCE inflation report along with consumer income and spending reports and weekly jobless claims report at 12:30 GMT. Chicago PMI report will be published at 13:45 GMT, followed by pending home sales report at 14:00 GMT. EIA will release weekly natural gas inventory report at 14:30 GMT.
- Canada: Second quarter GDP numbers will be updated at 12:30 GMT.
- New Zealand: Terms of trade report will be published at 22:45 GMT.
- Australia: Performance of manufacturing index will be updated at 23:30 GMT.
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