Not many economic dockets scheduled for today. Risks associated with releases are low.
Data released so far -
- China - Trade balance came at $46.5 billion in June with exports rose 2.8% and imports dropped 6.1%.
- Japan - Industrial production dropped -3.9% in May from a year ago. Tertiary industry index dropped -0.7% on monthly basis.
Upcoming -
- UK - BRC retail sales details to be released at 23:00 GMT.
- Portugal - Portugal will release global trade balance for May and consumer price index for June today.
- India - Government might declare trade deficit for June today.
- US - US will announce monthly budget statement at 18:00 GMT.
- Canada - Employment statistics to be released at 12:30 GMT.


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