There were no major data releases from Eurozone yesterday, however, Mario Draghi held a speech at the Deutsche Bundesbank's Marjolin Lecture, in Frankfurt. He said that he sees no reason for permanently lower inflation and that specific Eurozone challenges don't justify inaction. He also added that mon pol can not be relaxed about aeries of supply shocks. According to Draghi ECB will not surrender to low inflation, but he said that no doubt that if ECB needed to adopt a more expansionary policy the risk of side effects would not stand in their way. However, he emphasized that there are risks of acting too late outweigh risks of acting too early.
In the US session
Unemployment Claims figures were released.In the week ending January 30, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 285,000, an increase of 8,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 1,000 from 278,000 to 277,000. The 4-week moving average was 284,750, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised down by 250 from 283,000 to 282,750.
There will be no data releases from Eurozone tomorrow. In the US session Trade Balance and NFP figures are scheduled for a release. Trade Balance deficit is expected to increase to $42.9 billion, while analysts predict increase by 189,00 in employment, with unemployment rate remaining unchanged at 5.0%.
Figures to watch:
Non-Farm Employment Change/Unemployment Rate (Friday 14:30)
Trade Balance (Friday 14:30)