United States GDP

It will be a relatively quiet week in the US, with the spotlight on manufacturing and services PMI data, along with housing market updates such as building permits, housing starts, and existing home sales. On the monetary policy front, speeches by Federal Reserve officials and ECB President Christine Lagarde will draw attention, as will interest rate decisions from China, Turkey, and South Africa and RBA Meeting Minutes. Inflation figures will be key in Canada, the UK, South Africa, and Japan, while Germany will release producer price data. Flash November PMI readings are expected from Australia, Japan, India, France, Germany, the Euro Area, and the UK. Meanwhile, balance of trade figures will be released for Spain, the Euro Area, Switzerland, and Japan. Retail sales data will be highlighted in Canada and the UK, alongside the UK’s GfK consumer confidence index.