Japan Posts First Current Account Deficit in 17 Months as Dividend Payments Surge 
China Inflation Cools in July as CPI Misses Forecast, PPI Deflation Eases 
European Stocks Flat as Oil Prices Rise, US CPI in Focus 
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Gold Prices Hold Near Seven-Week High as Markets Await U.S. Inflation Data 
BOJ Rate Hike Expectations Rise Ahead of September Meeting 
Japan Services Producer Prices Rise 3.2% in June, Supporting BOJ Rate Hike Expectations 
BOJ Minutes Signal More Rate Hikes as Inflation Risks Grow 
Asian Stocks Rise as Weak US Jobs Data Eases Fed Rate Hike Bets 
ECB Expected to Hold Rates as Middle East Tensions Keep September Hike in Focus 
Oil Prices Rise as US-Iran Talks Stall, Inflation Risks Grow 
Chile Central Bank Holds Interest Rate at 4.5% as Inflation and Global Risks Persist 
Lots of economic dockets and events scheduled for today and some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Japan: Labor cash earnings up by 0.4 percent y/y in February. Leading economic index marginally declines to 104.4 in February, while Coincident index improves to 115.5 in February.
Upcoming:
- Switzerland: March unemployment report will be published at 5:45 GMT, followed by forex reserve data at 7:00 GMT.
- Germany: February Industrial production numbers will be reported at 6:00 GMT, along with trade balance data.
- France: Trade balance and February budget numbers will be published at 6:45 GMT.
- Spain: February Industrial output report will be published at 7:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: Halifax house price report will be published at 7:30 GMT, followed by industrial and manufacturing production numbers for February at 8:30 GMT, along with February trade balance report. BoE governor Carney is scheduled to speak at 9:00 GMT. NIESR will release GDP estimate at 12:00 GMT.
- Italy: Retail sales report will be published at 8:00 GMT, followed by wage inflation report will be released at 9:00 GMT.
- United States: NFP report will be published at 12:30 GMT, followed by wholesale inventories report at 14:00 GMT.
- Canada: Unemployment report for March will be released at 12:30 GMT, followed by IVEY PMI at 14:00 GMT.
