European Economics Preview: German Foreign Trade Data Due

Foreign trade figures from Germany and investor sentiment from euro area are due on Monday, headlining a light day for the European economic news. At 2.00 am ET, Destatis is set to publish external trade figures for September. German exports are forecast to rise 2 percent on a monthly basis in September and imports to grow 1 percent. Economists forecast the trade surplus to rise to EUR 21 billion from EUR 15.3 billion in August. At 3.00 am ET, consumer prices and unemployment from the Czech Republic are due. Inflation is expected to remain unchanged at 0.4 percent in October. The jobless rate is forecast to ease marginally to 5.9 percent in October from 6 percent in September. In the meantime, the Turkish Statistical Office is slated to issue industrial production for September. At 4.30 am ET, Eurozone Sentix investor sentiment data is due. The investor confidence index is expected to rise to 12.7 in November from 11.7 in October. At 5.30 am ET, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is set to publish Economic Outlook. Eurozone finance ministers are set to meet in Brussels today. The Eurogroup will be updated on the state of play regarding the implementation of Greece's economic adjustment programme, including the disbursement of EUR 3 billion.

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