US housing starts and industrial production on the calendar

Housing starts coming up next

April US housing starts are due at the bottom of the hour and expected at 1260K compared to 1215K previously. That's a 3.7% m/m rise after a 6.8% fall in March.

Building permits are forecast at 1270K, a small uptick from 1267K in March.

The industrial production report is due at 9:15 pm ET (1315 GMT). Production is forecast to rise 0.4%.

More details are on the economic calendar.