A preview of the calendar in European trading later
Good day, everyone! Hope you're all doing well as we start to ramp things up on the week. The highlight in Asian trading has been China president Xi Jinping's speech here. His calm demeanour and conciliatory stance is so far being cheered on by risk assets, as equities and commodities are surging forward.
In the currency space, here is what the major bloc snapshot looks like:
Anyway, here is what's coming up in European trading later:
0645 GMT - France February industrial and manufacturing production
Prior report can be found here. A minor data point but one that feeds into overall Eurozone economic sentiment.
0730 GMT - ECB's Nou speaks in Ljubljana
She will be delivering the keynote speech at an international conference on risk appetite framework in banks.
0745 GMT - ECB's Nowotny speaks in London
Nowotny will be speaking at the Suerf conference on "Monetary policy normalisation: Scenarios and risks".
0800 GMT - Italy February industrial production
Prior release can be found here. Similar to the French reading above, a minor data point. But also one that adds to the general economic sentiment for the Eurozone.
0830 GMT - Fed's Kaplan speaks in Beijing
Dallas Fed head Kaplan will be speaking at the Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management. There will also be a Q&A with the audience and media after.
0930 GMT - BOE's Haldane speaks in Melbourne
Haldane will deliver a lecture followed by a Q&A session thereafter.
1000 GMT - US March NFIB small business optimism index
Prior report can be found here. This is an index which measures the opinion of small businesses on the economic conditions in the country. A minor data point but one that has been solid and reflects business sentiment in the US.
That's all for European trading later. Hope you all have a great day ahead, and as always, good luck with your trading!
