Investors will focus today on US ISM Manufacturing PMI, but first in the European session, we have the Switzerland October CPI figures and the September retail sales data due at 7:30GMT. Switzerland October manufacturing PMI will be out at 8:30GMT. UK October manufacturing PMI will be released at 9:30GMT.
In the American calendar we have the Nonfarm Payrolls, Private Nonfarm Payrolls, Average Hourly Earnings, and Unemployment Rate all to be released at 12:30GMT.
US Markit Manufacturing PMI will be out at 13:45 while the ISM Manufacturing PMI and ISM Manufacturing Employment data will be released at 14:00GMT.
In our central bank calendar FOMC Member Williams speaks at 16:00 followed by Fed Governor Quarles Speech and Fed Vice Chairman Clarida at 17:00. FOMC Member Williams will deliver a speech at 18:30GMT.
Crude oil traders await the Baker Hughes US Oil Rig Count due at 17:00GMT.
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Asian equity indices are trading mixed today; Nikkei is 0.33% lower at 22,850 and the Hang Seng trading 0.65% higher at 27,080. EURUSD trades 0.12% higher at 1.1164; the USDJPY is 0.03% lower at 107.99 while the AUDUSD is 0.24% higher at 0.6909.
The central bank of China set the Yuan rate (USDCNY) at 7.0437 versus yesterday settlement at 7.0533.Download our latest quarterly market outlook for our longer-term trade ideas.
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