Markets await the weekly jobless claims data and retail sales in 30 minutes. Another 600,000+ figure is expected for jobless claims while retail sales are expected to fall 0.8%.
Levels to watch after the data include 1.2785 in EUR/USD. Bids are seen ahead of that level while stop-loss sell orders are building below it. Chinese bids are rumored in the 89.80/90 region in USD/JPY , interbank sources say.
