Not many economic dockets scheduled for today and all with low to medium risks associated. Focus is on FOMC minutes
Data released so far -
- Australia - RBA foreign exchange transaction for October came at $516 million compared to $712 million in September.
- Japan - BOJ kept monetary policy unchanged.
- Switzerland - Swiss Trade balance moved higher at 4.156 billion in October.
Upcoming -
- Germany - German Bundesbank president Jen Weidmann scheduled to speak at 8:00 GMT.
- Euro Zone - Current account for September to be released at 9:00 GMT. European central bank would release monetary policy minutes at 12:30 GMT.
- UK - Retail sales for October to be released at 9:30 GMT. Conference board industrial survey to be released at 11:00 GMT.
- Portugal - Will announce current account balance today.
- Canada - Wholesale sales for September to be released at 13:30 GMT. Bank of Canada (BOC) will release review at 15:30 GMT.
- US - Weekly initial jobless claims to be released at 13:30 GMT, followed by CB leading indicator and Philadelphia FED manufacturing survey at 15:00 GMT. EIA will release weekly natural gas inventory report at 15:30 GMT. Two FED speakers today, Lockhart at 15:30 GMT, Stanley Fisher at 21:45 GMT.


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