Key economic data on Black Friday – Rabobank

Dhwani Mehta FXStreet

The Rabobank Research Team offers a brief preview of the key economic events due on the cards this Black Friday.

Key Quotes:

“We get German unemployment, seen up 6K, and Eurozone unemployment, seen an unchanged 7.5% (note Japan has 2.4% unemployment and on/off deflation, so nothing really to dismiss the Fitch claims in that ‘good’ Eurozone print).

We also get Eurozone November CPI, seen up from 0.7% to 0.9% y/y, and up from 1.1% to 1.2% core, so far from 2% on both fronts.

There is also Canadian September GDP, seen 0.1%.”

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Dhwani Mehta

FXStreet

Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

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