- Iran navy commander: Shutting off Gulf “‘very easy”
- ECB’s Weidmann: ECB 3 year loans ‘unusual’ but ‘necessary’ – Stern
- Swiss December KOF leading growth indicator falls to 0.01 from revised 0.34 in November (originally 0.35) Lowest level since August 2009
- Spanish residential mortgages decline for an 18th month in October
- Italian auction results
- More Italian auction results
- Swedish November retail sales +0.8% m/m, +0.7% y/y, demonstrably stronger than Reuters’ median forecasts -0.3%, -0.9% respectively
- China ForMin: Yuan flexibility has increased since June 2010. China to keep increasing yuan flexibility, domestic consumption
- UK jobs outlook is the ‘worst for 20 years’ – The Telegraph
EUR/USD up at 1.3071 from 1.3065 when I sat down. Kinda sums it up really. Very narrow ranges prevail on major spots and crosses. Roll on 2012.
