EURGBP traders await the France July industrial and manufacturing production data due at 6:45 GMT, from Italy July industrial production data, will be released at 8:00GMT. In UK July average weekly earnings, UK July ILO unemployment rate, UK August jobless claims change, rate all to be released at 8:30GMT.
In Canada Building Permits m/m is due at 15:30, while Building Permits m/m will be released at 15:30. In US calendar US August NFIB small business optimism index is due at 10:00GMT and JOLTS Job Openings will be released at 17:00
China Consumer Price Index (month over month) came in at 2.8% above expectations of 0.5% in August, China Consumer Price Index (year over year) came in at 2.8% topping expectations of 2.6% in August.
Australia National Australia Bank’s Business Confidence came in at 1 in August from previous 4. Japan Money Supply M2+CD (year over year) came in at 2.4% in August. Japan Machine Tool Orders (YoY) down to -37.1% in August from previous -33%.
New Zealand Electronic Card Retail Sales (month over month) came in at 1.1% for August versus previous reading of -0.1%. The New Zealand Electronic Card Retail Sales (year over year) jumped, from previous 1.6% to 2.8% in August.
The central bank of China set the Yuan rate (USDCNY) at 7.0846 versus yesterday fix at 7.0851.
Asian indices are trading mixed today, Nikkei adding 0.24% at 21,368. EURUSD trades 0.03% lower at 1.1043; the USDJPY is 0.12% higher at 107.36 while the AUDUSD is 0.07% lower at 0.6856.Don’t miss a beat! Follow us on Telegram and Twitter.
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