Market Internals update at 12:00ET

***Looking Ahead***

– 11:00 (US) Fed to purchase $6.5-8.5B in Notes/Bonds
– 11:30 (US) Treasury to sell 4-Week Bills
– 16:30 (US) Weekly API Energy Inventories

10:30 AM Market Internals update at 10:30ET

– NYSE volume 180M shares, about 15% below its three-month average; advancers lead decliners by 1.1:1.
– NASDAQ volume 370M shares, about 18% below its three-month average; decliners lead advancers by 1.1:1.
– VIX index -2% at just over 20.00

6:38 AM TradeTheNews.com European Market Update: UK inflationary pressures intensifying

***Economic Data***

– (FI) Finland Feb Unemployment Rate: 8.4% v 8.0%e
– (JP) Japan Feb Convenience Store Sales Y/Y: 6.5% v 5.1% prior
– (SZ) Swiss Feb Trade Balance (CHF): 2.5BB v 2.0B prior; Real Exports M/M: 4.2% v 4.9% prior; Real Imports M/M: 0.3% v 1.1% prior
– (SA) South Africa Q4 Current Account (ZAR): -17.0B v -71.2Be; C/A to GDP Ratio: -0.6% v -2.7%e
– (TT) Taiwan Feb Unemployment Rate: 4.6% v 4.7%e
– (AS) Austria Jan Producer Price Index M/M: 0.4 % v 0.5% prior; Y/Y: 5.0% v 4.9% prior
– (HK) Hong Kong Q4 Current Balance of Payment (HKD): 32.6B v 44.1B prior; Overall BOP: 30.1B v 15.4B prior
– (HK) Hong Kong Feb CPI Composite Index Y/Y: 3.7% v 3.6%e
– (NV) Netherlands Mar Consumer Confidence: -8 v -5e
– (IC) Iceland Feb Wage Index M/M: 0.2% v 0.0% prior; Y/Y: 4.2% v 4.4% prior
– (SP) Spain Jan Trade Balance: -€4.9B v -€5.4B prior
– (IS) Israel Mar Inflation Forecast: 3.1% v 3.1% prior
– (IS) Israel Feb Money Supply Y/Y: 7.3 v 8.4% prior
– (UK) Feb CPI M/M: 0.7% v 0.6%e; Y/Y: 4.4% v 4.2%e (highest since Oct 2008); Core CPI Y/Y: 3.4% v 3.1%e (Record high)
– (UK) Feb RPI M/M: 1.0% v 0.7%e; Y/Y: 5.5% v 5.2%e; RPIX Y/Y:5.5% v 5.2%e; RPI Index: 231.3 v 230.6e
– (UK) Feb Public Finances (PSNCR): +7.0B£ v -£4.2Be; Net Borrowing: +£10.3B v +£7.6Be; PSNB ex Interventions: +11.8B v +£7.2Be

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