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Today the event risk is moderate across board. Focus is on Euro finance ministers meeting, BOE governor speech and several auctions across board.
Data released so far -
- UK - BRC retail sales monitor showed stable growth at 0.2% for February.
- Japan - Machine tools orders increased by 28.9% YoY.
- China - CPI rebounded in February by 1.2% mom from previous 0.3%. CPI grew 1.4% YoY compared to previous 0.8%. PPI continuing its consecutive fall for 36 months at - 4.8%, steeper than previous -4.3%.
- Switzerland - Unemployment rate steady at 3.2%.
Upcoming -
- France - Industrial output data to be published at 7:45 GMT. Important for CAC40 stocks and French bonds.
- Italy - Industrial output to be released at 9:00 GMT. Good number could further push the yields lower. Impact on Euro should be minimal.
- Greece - Consumer price index is expected to show another ugly number of -2.5% for February. To be published at 10:00 GMT.
- Euro zone - Euro group meeting today over Greece. Possible start time is after 12 GMT.
- India - Today is once again the tentative date of release of India's trade details. Scheduled time 11:30 GMT.
- US - Some low key data are scheduled for release today. Numbers are expected better, but bad readings may pause the USD rally for moments. NFIB business confidence index at 12:00 GMT, Redbook Index is expected at 12:55 GMT, Job openings at 14:00 GMT, Wholesale inventories at 14:00 GMT.
- UK - BOE governor Mark Carney is scheduled to speak to House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee at 14:35 GMT. Vital as this is first speech after the recent monetary policy and deterioration of public inflation expectation which came at 1.9% compared to previous 2.5%. Pound is trading near key support and might make or break over the comments.
- Japan - Several key economic dockets to be released. Corporate goods price index at 23:50 GMT along with Machinery orders.
- Auctions - Spain to hold auctions of 6 and 12 months bills. US to hold 4 week and 3 year note auction at 15:30 GMT and 17:00 GMT respectively. Vital to watch, what the yields investors are asking for in primary market.
