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Market talk of a potential emergency meeting of the ECB around 1200GMT – unconfirmed
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Market talk of sell stops in GBP/USD below 1.5950; trades 1.5972 (-25pips) last – Unconfirmed
UK Retail Sales (Sep) M/M 0.6% vs. Exp. 0.0% (Prev. -0.2%, Rev. to -0.4%)
UK Retail Sales (Sep) Y/Y 0.6% vs. Exp. 0.6% (Prev. 0.0%, Rev. to -0.8%) – ONS says back-to-school sales boosted sales of electricals such as laptops more than usual. Source: RTRS
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Market talk that the SNB may raise its EUR/CHF floor as early as today – unconfirmed
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Market talk of Asian central banks buying GBP/USD off session lows – unconfirmed
German ZEW Survey (Economic Sentiment) (Oct) M/M -48.3 vs. Exp. -45.0 (Prev. -43.3)
German ZEW Survey (Current Situation) (Oct) M/M 38.4 vs. Exp. 40.0 (Prev. 43.6) Source: RTRS
US Advance Retail Sales (Sep) M/M 1.1% vs. Exp. 0.7% (Prev. 0.0%, Rev. to 0.3%)
- Retail Sales Less Autos (Sep) M/M 0.6% vs. Exp. 0.3% (Prev. 0.1%, Rev. to 0.5%) – Retail Sales Ex. Auto & Gas (Sep) M/M 0.5% vs. Exp. 0.4% (Prev. 0.1%, Rev. to 0.5%) – US September Cars/Parts Sales largest since March 2010 Source: RTRS
