Looking ahead
Selected Technical/Trading observations
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Economic Data Highlights
- China Aug. HSBC/Markit Flash Manufacturing PMI out at 50.1 vs. 48.2 expected and 47.7 in Jul.
- Switzerland Jul. Trade Balance out at 2.38B vs. 2.60B expected and 2.73B in Jun.
- France Aug. Preliminary Manufacturing PMI out at 49.7 vs. 50.2 expected and 49.7 in Jul.
- France Aug. Preliminary Services PMI out at 47.7 vs. 49.2 expected and 48.6 in Jul.
- Sweden Jul. Unemployment Rate (0730)
- Germany Aug. Preliminary PMI Manufacturing/Services PMI (0730)
- Euro Zone Aug. Preliminary PMI Manufacturing/Services PMI (0800)
- Sweden Riksbank’s Kerstin af Jochnick to Speak (0800)
- US Weekly Initial Jobless Claims (1230)
- Canada Jun. Retail Sales (1230)
- US Jun. House Price Index (1300)
- US Weekly Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Survey (1345)
- US Jul. Leading Index (1400)
- US Aug. Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Survey (1500)
- US Fed’s Fisher to Speak (1730)