In the US session Unemployment Claims figures were released. In the week ending December 5, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 282,000, an increase of 13,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 269,000. Analysts were anticipating decline to 266,000. The 4-week moving average was 270,750, an increase of 1,500 from the previous week's unrevised average of 269,250.
Tomorrow's session should be less volatile with no major data releases from Eurozone. In the US session Retail Sales, PPI and Consumer Sentiment figures are scheduled for a release. Analysts are predicting 0.2% increase in Retail Sales, while PPI should remain unchanged. Consumer Sentiment is expected to edge slightly higher to 92.3 points.
Figures to watch:
Retail Sales (Friday 14:30)
PPI (Friday 14:30)
Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment (Friday 16:00)