The economic calendar includes a bit of everything today

Hodge podge of news coming up

The economic calendar doesn't include any blockbusters today but there are a handful of risks from around the world.

Canada is up first at the bottom of the hour with Q3 labor productivity. Any indications of wage growth will steal the headline.

There's no top tier US data today but the Fed's Williams speaks to the press at the New York Fed at 1500 GMT. Policymakers have increasingly emphasized data dependency it what looks like a coordinated communications shift.

New Zealand headlines could pop up any time over the next three hours with the latest dairy auction due. Prices have fallen in 13 straight sales.

At 1800 GMT, the BOE's Vlieghe speaks in Plymouth.

Finally, weekly API oil inventories are due after the US equity close.