Things To Look Out For Today - Events & Data (Ldn Times)

Asia
01:00pm    - Aud Skilled Vacancies MoM
01:30am    - Aud CPI
02:10am    - BOJ Outright Bond Purchase 1~3/3-5/10-25/25+ Years


Europe:
08:00am    - Spa PPI
09:00am    - Ger IFO
09:00am    - Itl Industrial Orders
09:00am    - Itl Industrial Sales
09:15am    - UK Brexit Secretary Davis to Appear Before U.K. Lawmakers
09:30am    - UK GDP


US
12:00pm    - US MBA Mortgage Applications
13:30pm    - US Durable Goods Orders
13:30pm    - US Capital Goods New Orders Nondefense
14:00pm    - US FHFA House Price Index
15:00pm    - Bank of Canada Rate Decision
15:00pm    - Bank of Canada Releases October Monetary Policy Report
15:00pm    - US New Home Sales
16:15pm    - BOC's Poloz and Wilkins Hold Press Conference in Ottawa


Market focus this Morning...
-Dow soars 168 points to record close on earnings beats by Caterpillar, 3M
-US Treasury yields rise as decision on Federal Reserve chair looms
-Corker Says Trump `Debases' U.S. in Feud That Imperils Tax Plan; Trump says GOP senator couldn’t get elected ‘dog-catcher’ Corker suggests president should stay out of tax debate
-US Manufacturing 54.5 versus 53.5 expected, previous 53.0 - Highest since January, employment highest since June 2015.
-President of Deutsche Bundesbank Jens Weidmann would be more likely to vote for a measure where ECB bond purchasing program expires sooner, but may agree to an extension as part of that, Handelsblatt says, citing two people familiar with the discussions without identifying them.
-Secessionist leaders in Catalonia may call a snap election in an attempt to break the deadlock with Madrid over independence, a senior local politician said on Tuesday, but Spanish authorities made clear that would not be enough.