Guide to today’s important data and events

Not many economic dockets scheduled for today, focus is on retail sales from US.

 Upcoming 

• China - FDI data might get released today. Prior 8.6%.

• Germany - Consumer price for November to be released at 7:00 GMT. Prior 0.3% y/y, same expected.

• Italy - Industrial output to be released at 9:00 GMT. Prior 1.7% y/y.

• UK - Consumer inflation expectations will be released at 9:30 GMT. Prior 2%.

• Portugal - Inflation data for November to be released today.

• Euro Zone - ECB will release data on targeted LTRO.

• US - Retail sales from US to be released at 13:30 GMT. Prior growth 0.1% m/m, expected 0.3%. Producer price index to be released at same time. Prior -1.6%, expected -1.2%. Michigan consumer sentiment to be released at 15:00 GMT. Prior 91.3, expected 91.