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Not many economic dockets and events scheduled for today and all with low to medium risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Japan: Labor cash earnings rose 0.2 percent in September.
- Australia: ANZ job advertisement rose 1 percent in October.
Upcoming:
- Germany: Factory orders report for September will be released at 7:00 GMT.
- Spain: Industrial output for September will be reported at 8:00 GMT.
- Switzerland: FX reserve for October will be reported at 8:00 GMT, followed by consumer price inflation at 8:15 GMT.
- United Kingdom: Halifax house prices for October will be released at 8:30 GMT, followed by BRC retail sales report at 23:50 GMT.
- Eurozone: Sentix investor confidence report for November will be released at 9:30 GMT, followed by Retail sales report for September at 10:00 GMT.
- United States: LMCI will be published at 14:00 GMT.
- Auction: US will auction 3-month and 6-month bills at 16:30 GMT.
