Unemployment data from the U.K. and consumer prices from Eurozone are due on Friday, headlining a light day for the European economic news.
Czech producer price figures are due at 3.00 am ET. Economists forecast producer prices to fall 3.3 percent in March after decreasing 3.6 percent in February.
At 3.15 am ET, Swiss retail sales data is due. In January, sales had declined 0.3 percent from last year.
At 4.00 am ET, the European Central Bank releases current account data for February. The current account surplus totaled EUR 30.5 billion in January.
At 4.30 am ET, the Office for National Statistics is slated to release U.K. labor market statistics. The ILO jobless rate is forecast to fall to 5.6 percent in three months to February. The number of people claiming jobseekers’ allowances is forecast to fall 29,500 in March.
Eurostat is set to publish final HICP inflation data at 5.00 am ET. According to preliminary estimate, consumer prices fell 0.1 percent year-on-year in March. The final report is set to confirm the initial estimate.
At 8.00 am ET, Poland’s average gross wages are due. Economists forecast wages to rise 3.4 percent annually in March following a 3.2 percent increase in February.
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