Schedule for today, Friday, Dec 08’2017 (GMT0)

00:00 Japan Labor Cash Earnings, YoY October 0.9% 0.8%

00:30 Australia Home Loans October -2.3% -2.5

03:00 China Trade Balance, bln November 38.2 35.00

05:00 Japan Eco Watchers Survey: Outlook November 54.9

05:00 Japan Eco Watchers Survey: Current November 52.2 52.3

07:00 Germany Current Account October 25.4

07:00 Germany Trade Balance (non s.a.), bln October 24.1

07:45 France Industrial Production, m/m October 0.6% -0.1%

09:30 United Kingdom Total Trade Balance October -2.75

09:30 United Kingdom Consumer Inflation Expectations Quarter IV 2.8%

09:30 United Kingdom Industrial Production (YoY) October 2.5% 3.5%

09:30 United Kingdom Industrial Production (MoM) October 0.7% 0%

09:30 United Kingdom Manufacturing Production (YoY) October 2.7% 3.9%

09:30 United Kingdom Manufacturing Production (MoM) October 0.4% 0.1%

13:00 United Kingdom NIESR GDP Estimate November 0.5% 0.4%

13:15 Canada Housing Starts November 222.8 221.0

13:30 Canada Capacity Utilization Rate Quarter III 85.0% 85.0%

13:30 U.S. Average workweek November 34.4 34.4

13:30 U.S. Manufacturing Payrolls November 24.0 17.0

13:30 U.S. Government Payrolls November 9.0 5.0

13:30 U.S. Private Nonfarm Payrolls November 252 190

13:30 U.S. Labor Force Participation Rate November 62.7%

13:30 U.S. Average hourly earnings November 0% 0.3%

13:30 U.S. Unemployment Rate November 4.1% 4.1%

13:30 U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls November 261 200

15:00 U.S. Wholesale Inventories October 0.1% -0.4%

15:00 U.S. Reuters/Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (Preliminary) December 98.5 99.0

18:00 U.S. Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count December 749