Cable sits at 1.6715, marginally firmer in lacklustre early European trade.
Plethora of data due at 09:30 GMT:
UK PSNB for October expected £7.0 bln from previous £14.8 bln, PSNCR expected £4.0 bln from previous £19.4 bln
M4 money supply for October (provisional) expected +1.0% m/m, +9.9% y/y
Retail sales for October expected +0.5% m/m, +2.9% y/y.
Major banks mortgage approvals for October