A light session in terms of economic releases before we get US GDP data
Happy Friday, everyone! Hope you're all doing well as we look to get things going in the European morning in just about a couple of hours. Currencies remain rather subdued in narrow ranges for the most part so far with only the aussie and kiwi inching slightly higher in Asian trading so far.
There isn't much in terms of key releases in the session ahead either, so expect a much calmer session to prevail before we get the US Q1 GDP advanced reading later today.
0645 GMT - France April consumer confidence data
Prior release can be found here. General indication of confidence levels towards the French economy among consumers. Not a major release by any means.
0830 GMT - UK Finance March mortgage approvals
Prior release can be found here. The data measures only a proportion of the demand in the UK housing market - those which are approved by High Street Banks in the UK. A general indication of housing sentiment, a minor data point.
1000 GMT - UK April CBI trends total orders, selling prices
Prior release can be found here. Readings above 0 indicates optimism while below indicates pessimism. The headline is a survey on manufacturers to rate the level of volume for orders expected during the next 3 months. A minor data point.
That's all for the session ahead. I wish you all the best of days to come and good luck with your trading!
