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Not many economic dockets and events scheduled for today but some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: Investment lending for homes up by 0.7 percent in October while home loans are down 0.8 percent..
- China: Consumer price inflation rose by 2.3 percent y/y in November, while producer price inflation is up 3.3 percent.
Upcoming:
- Switzerland: Unemployment report for November will be published at 6:45 GMT.
- Germany: Trade balance report for October will be published at 7:00 GMT.
- France: Industrial output figure for October and budget details will be published at 7:45 GMT.
- United Kingdom: Trade balance for October will be published at 9:30 GMT.
- Greece: Consumer price inflation for November and industrial production number for October will be published at 10:00 GMT.
- Portugal: Trade balance report will be released today.
- United States: Michigan consumer sentiment report will be published at 15:00 GMT.
