We have several speeches from ECB members, but they are unlikely to provide markets with additional information regarding the statements from the ECB from last week.
The UK parliament will vote on a bill that would authorise Prime Minister Theresa May to begin negotiations for a Brexit. Hence, this week may be the week where May decides to 'trigger' Brexit.
Furthermore, focus will be on the Dutch election as well as the FOMC meeting. The FOMC meeting seems to be a done deal in terms of a rate hike. The markets will be looking for information on how many hikes the Federal Reserve will do in 2017. See FOMC Preview: Fed to maintain signal of three hikes this year , 13 March 2017.
In Scandi markets, focus will be on Swedish inflation as well as the Norges Bank meeting. See more below and our publication Scandi Markets Ahead: Norges Bank meeting and focus on "weak" NOK , 12 March 2017, where there is a special section on the NOK.
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