Lots of economic dockets and events scheduled for today and some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- China: Caixin services PMI declines to 52.2 in March.
Upcoming:
- Japan: Consumer confidence report will be released at 5:00 GMT.
- Germany: Factory orders report will be released at 6:00 GMT.
- Switzerland: Consumer price inflation for March will be reported at 7:15 GMT.
- Italy: Wage inflation report will be released at 9:00 GMT.
- Greece: January unemployment report will be released at 9:00 GMT.
- United States: Challenger jobs report is scheduled for release at 11:30 GMT, followed by weekly jobless claims at 12:30 GMT. EIA will release natural gas inventory report at 14:30 GMT. FOMC member Williams will speak at 13:30 GMT. President Trump will meet Chinese President Xi today in the White House.
- Eurozone: ECB president Draghi is scheduled to speak at 20:00 GMT.
- Australia: AiG performance of construction report will be published at 23:30 GMT


BOJ Raises Interest Rate to 31-Year High as Yen Weakens
Supertanker Orders Surge as US-Iran War Reshapes Oil Trade
JPMorgan Sees ECB Raising Rates to 2.75% in December
Yen Sinks as BOJ Rate Hike Fails to Impress Markets
Yen Slides After BOJ Rate Hike as Dollar Holds Near Seven-Week High
China Boosts Gold Reserves by 650,000 Ounces as Prices Rally
Asian Currencies Mixed as Dollar Holds Gains After Fed Rate Hike
Yemen Fighting Threatens Red Sea Oil Routes 



