Lots of economic data and events scheduled for today, and some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: Investment lending for homes declined 2.2 percent in April. Home loans down 1.2 percent.
Upcoming:
- Japan: Leading economic and coincident indices will be updated at 5:00 GMT.
- Switzerland: May unemployment report will be released at 5:45 GMT, followed by forex reserve numbers at 7:00 GMT.
- Germany: April industrial production report will be released at 6:00 GMT, along with April trade balance.
- France: April trade balance report due at 6:45 GMT.
- United Kingdom: Halifax house price report due at 7:30 GMT, followed by consumer inflation expectation survey report at 8:30 GMT.
- China: China might release forex reserve data today at 8:00 GMT.
- Italy: April retail sales report due at 8:00 GMT.
- United States: NFP report due at 12:30 GMT, and consumer credit report at 19:00 GMT.
- Canada: Unemployment report due to be released at 12:30 GMT.


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