Euro area annual
inflation is expected to be 0.4% in January 2016, up from 0.2% in December 2015, according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. This was in line with market forecasts.
Looking at the main components of euro area inflation, services is expected to have the highest annual rate in January (1.2%, compared with 1.1% in December), followed by food, alcohol & tobacco (1.1%, compared with 1.2% in December), non-energy industrial goods (0.7%, compared with 0.5% in December) and energy (-5.3%, compared with -5.8% in December).
Euro is currently being traded around 1.0910 area. Pair is likely to find support around 1.0850 handle and resistance above 1.0960 level. Later today, in the US session,
GDP, Chicago
PMI and Revised Consumer Sentiment figures are scheduled for a release.