What you need to know before the open – 18/11
A quiet beginning to this week as European markets are set to get off to a slow start, with data from the US later in the week shedding more light on the impact of shutdown.
Over in Asia, markets got a lift in trading today following the Third Plenum reforms announced last week.
ETX Capital #MorningCall FTSE -3, DAX -6, CAC +2, Spain -4, DOW -21, S+P -3.25
— ETX Capital (@ETXCapital) November 18, 2013
Key events:
- Eurozone current account for September at 9.00am. Expected at €18bn from €12bn.
- Eurozone trade balance for September at 9.00am. Expected at €12.5bn from €7.1bn.
- US new long-term TIC flows for September at 2.00pm. Expected at $21.3bn from $8.9bn.
- US NAHB housing market index for November at 3.00pm. Expected at 56 from 55.
- US Fed's Dudley speech at 5.15pm.