TradeTradeNews.com US Market Update

***Looking Ahead***

– 12:00 (GE) German Chancellor Merkel at Baden-Wuerttemberg Election Rally
– 14:00 (GE) German Chancellor Merkel at Baden-Wuerttemberg Election Rally
– 17:00 (CO) Colombia Jan Trade Balance: $25.0Me v $81.4M prior

10:36 AM Market Internals update at 10:30ET

– NYSE volume 200M shares, about 6% below its three-month average; advancers lead decliners by 1.1:1.
– NASDAQ volume 470M shares, about 7% above its three-month average; advancers lead decliners by 1.2:1.
– VIX index +1.3% at just over 24.60

6:32 AM TradeTheNews.com European Market Update: Risk aversion sentiment remains despite rebound in Asian equities

***Economic Data***

– (EU) Euro Zone Feb EU 25 New Car Registrations: +0.9% v -1.4% prior
– (CZ) Czech Jan Retail Sales Y/Y: 6.8% v 3.0%e
– (SP) Spain Q4 Labor Costs Y/Y: -0.3% v -0.3% prior
– (TU) Turkey Feb Consumer Confidence: 93.6 v 91.3 prior
– (IC) Iceland Central Bank (Sedlabanki) left its Current 7-day Lending Rate unchanged at 4.25%
– (IT) Italy Feb Final CPI (NIC incl. tobacco) M/M: 0.3% v 0.3%e; Y/Y: 2.4% v 2.4%e
– (IT) Italy Feb Final CPI EU Harmonized M/M: 0.2% v 0.2%e; Y/Y: 2.1% v 2.1%e
– (AS) Austria Feb Consumer Price Index Y/Y: 3.0% v 2.4% prior
– (UK) Feb Jobless Claims Change: -10.2K v 1.3Ke v +2.4K prior; Claimant Count Rate: 4.5% v 4.5%e
– (UK) Jan Average Weekly Earnings 3M/Y:2.2 % v 2.1%e; Weekly Earnings exBonus 3M/Y: 2.3% v 2.2%e
– (UK) Jan ILO Unemployment Rate: 8.0% v 7.9%
– (EU) Euro-Zone Feb CPI M/M: 0.4% v 0.4%e; Y/Y: 2.4% v 2.4%e; Core CPI Y/Y: % v 1.1%e
– (SZ) Swiss Mar Credit Suisse ZEW Expectations Survey: v -17.2 prior
– (EU) Euro-Zone Q4 Labor Costs Y/Y: % v 1.0%e v 0.8% prior

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