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Not many economic dockets to be released today, focus on US GDP data.
Upcoming
- France - Consumer confidence for September to be released at 6:45 GMT. Prior reading 93 in August.
- Germany - Bundesbank president Jens Weidman is scheduled to speak at 7:00 GMT.
- Italy - Wage inflation for August to be released at 8:00 GMT.
- Euro Zone - M3 money supply and private loans for August to be released at 8:00 GMT.
- US - GDP data for second quarter to be released at 12:30 GMT, personal consumption expenditure prices. Preliminary reading on services and composite PMI to be released at 13:45 GMT, followed by Reuters Michigan consumer sentiment index at 14:00 GMT. FED's Bullard and George is scheduled to speak at 13:15 GMT and 17:25 GMT.
- Auctions - Italy will auction 10 year bond today.
