What happened before this:
- Russian Forces ‘Occupy’ EU’s Largest Nuclear Power Station
- Ukraine War Is Economic Catastrophe, Warns The World Bank
- US Job Gains In Feb; Unemployment Seen To Dip Down To 3.9%
- The Eurozone January Retail Sales Rise Weaker Than Expected
- UK Construction Sector Activity Strongest In Feb Since Mid-2021
- Treasuries Pare Gains As Ukraine Nuclear Plant Fire Is Contained
- POLL-FX Markets In For Bumpy Ride Over Next Three Months
- Ukraine Crisis Puts Euro On Course For Worst Week In 2 Yrs
- The Rouble Mixed Near Record Lows In Volatile Moscow Trade
- Coinbase, Binance Will Not Ban Russians From Using Crypto
- Commodities Rocket In Biggest Weekly Surge Ever Since 1974
- EU Stocks Head For 3rd Week Of Declines After Nuclear Attack
- Banks Ask UK For More Days To Unwind Swaps With Russia’s VTB
- Moscow Exchange Will Be Closed On March 5-8 – Ifax Cites C.Bank
- China C.Bank: Will Better Support Small Firms, Steady Property Sector
ECONOMIC DATA
- Eurozone Retail Sales (M/M) Jan: 0.2% (est 1.5%; prev -3.0%; prevR -2.7%)
- UK Markit/CIPS Construction PMI Feb: 59.1 (est 57.5; prev 56.3)
- German Markit Construction PMI Feb: 54.9 (prev 54.4)
- German Trade Balance Jan: €9.4Bln (est 5.5Bln; prev €7.0Bln; prevR €6.6Bln)
- German Exports SA (M/M) Jan: -2.8% (est 1.0%; prev 0.9%)
- France Industrial Production (M/M) Jan: 1.6% (est 0.5%; prev -0.2%; prevR -0.1%)
- France Manufacturing Production (M/M) Jan: 1.8% (est 0.4%; prev 0.1%; prevR 0.2%)
- Italy Gross Domestic Product SA (Y/Y) Q4 F: 6.2% (est 6.4%; prev 6.4%)
Important Focus Ahead:
U.S. Non Farm Payroll (NFP)