In the US session Empire State Manufacturing Index data was published. Business activity grew modestly in New York State, according to firms responding to the July 2017 Empire State Manufacturing Survey. The headline general business conditions index fell ten points to 9.8. The new orders index moved down to 13.3, and the shipments index fell to 10.5, suggesting that orders and shipments continued to grow, though at a somewhat slower pace than in June. Delivery times continued to lengthen, and inventory levels were fairly steady.
Focus of tomorrow’s session will be on CPI and PPI figures. Analysts predict increase by 2.9% in CPI and 0.8% decline in PPI. There will be no major data releases in the US part of the session.
Figures to watch:
CPI/PPI (Tuesday 10:30)