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.


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ECB Rate Hike in Focus as Oil Tops $100
Japanese Yen Retreats as Dollar Rises Ahead of Fed, BOJ Rate Decisions
China Boosts Gold Reserves by 650,000 Ounces as Prices Rally
Central Banks Could Buy 20,000 Tonnes of Gold: BofA
South Korea Producer Prices Rise 0.2% in August 



