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European stocks declined the most in more than three weeks as Standard & Poor’s said Greece may have to restructure its debt again.

European governments are preparing for a one-year increase in the ceiling on rescue aid to 940 billion euros ($1.25 trillion) to keep the debt crisis at bay, according to a draft statement written for finance ministers before they meet in Copenhagen tomorrow. German Chancellor Angela Merkel this week gave her first indication that she is prepared to allow an increase in the firewall.

An indicator of economic confidence in the euro region unexpectedly declined in March. An index of executive and consumer sentiment in the 17-nation euro area dropped to 94.4 from a revised 94.5 in February, the European Commission said.

National benchmark indexes fell in all of the 18 western European markets, except Iceland. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 slipped 1.2 percent, while France’s CAC 40 Index declined 1.4 percent and Germany’s DAX slumped 1.8 percent.

H&M dropped 4.9 percent to 238.1 kronor in Stockholm, the largest decline since September, after reporting first-quarter profit that missed analysts’ estimates as textile costs and markdowns weighed on profitability.

Roche Holding AG, the biggest maker of cancer drugs, fell 1.8 percent to 157 francs after raising its hostile takeover offer for Illumina Inc. by 15 percent to about $6.7 billion.

International Power Plc rallied 5.6 percent to 405 pence as it received an indicative offer from GDF Suez SA of 6 billion pounds ($9.5 billion) for the 30 percent stake it doesn’t already own.

• Lower long-term interest rates have helped to stimulate the recovery of

• The influence of interest rates in the housing market is "weaker than hoped for"

• The credibility of the Fed helped to lower inflation expectations remain

• A more transparent mechanism of communication can improve the effectiveness of monetary policy

• The rate of recovery "very sluggish"

• The unemployment rate remains "painfully high"

• Concerns about the fiscal problems in Europe have created tensions in the markets

• The crisis highlighted the need to maintain financial stability

• Laid the foundations for a "slow but steady" economic recovery

• New regulatory measures will reduce but not eliminate the risk of future crises

• In many respects, the banks are stronger than before the crisis

• The Fed prints money to buy assets

• The Fed "quite successfully" kept inflation low

• Forecasts on the rates are based on "the current vision of the economy," the leaders of the Fed

• Technologies are becoming more powerful engine of economic growth

The yen rose against all of its 16 major counterparts as concern increased that Europe’s sovereign- debt crisis threatens global economic growth and stocks dropped amid safety demand. Japan’s currency reached an almost three-week high versus the dollar on speculation the country’s companies will repatriate overseas earnings before the end of the fiscal year on March 31. Speculation Japanese companies are repatriating overseas earnings before fiscal year-end also boosted the yen.

The 17-nation currency euro fell from almost a one-month high versus the dollar after economic confidence in the region unexpectedly declined in March. An index of executive and consumer sentiment in the 17- nation euro area fell to 94.4 from a revised 94.5 in February, the European Commission said today. Economists had forecast a gain to 94.5 from a previously reported 94.4, the median of 29 estimates showed. A draft statement dated March 23 showed that European governments are preparing for a one- year increase in the ceiling on rescue aid for indebted nations to 940 billion euros ($1.2 trillion) to keep the crisis at bay. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on March 26 her country may back plans for the European Financial Stability Facility and the European Stability Mechanism to run in parallel.

The pound rose the most in two weeks against the euro after a European report showed consumer confidence fell, boosting the appeal of U.K. assets as a haven. Gilts handed investors a 1.8 percent loss this year, according to indexes the European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies. Treasuries dropped 1.2 percent in the period. U.K. house prices fell 0.9 percent in March from a year earlier, the first decline in six months, Nationwide said. U.K. banks granted fewer loans for homes than economists predicted in February, Bank of England data showed today.

U.S. stocks declined, sending the benchmark gauges lower for a third straight day, after Standard & Poor’s said Greece may have to restructure its debt again.

American equities joined a global slump as S&P said Greece may have to restructure again. In the U.S., initial jobless claims fell 5,000 in the week ended March 24 to 359,000, the lowest since 2008. The median forecast of economists called for 350,000 claims. The economy grew at a 3 percent annual rate in the last three months of 2011, the same as previously estimated, a separate government report showed.

Dow 13,067.86     -58.35 -0.44%, Nasdaq       3,076.58       -28.38 -0.91%, S&P 500    1,394.37       -11.17         -0.79%

Bank of America (ВАС) lost 3.1 percent to $9.45. Citigroup slid 2.9 percent to $35.98.

Best Buy tumbled 9.4 percent, the most in the S&P 500, to $24.11. Chief Executive Officer Brian Dunn trimmed discounts after the holiday shopping season, sacrificing sales to maintain profitability. The retailer is closing big-box stores and cutting jobs to reduce costs while boosting online sales and opening smaller locations.

Some of the largest companies fell after analyst downgrades. American Express (AXP), the biggest credit-card issuer by purchases, dropped 2.8 percent to $57.43 after Wells Fargo & Co. cut the stock to the equivalent of neutral.

Big Lots Inc. sank 6.7 percent, the most since December, to $42.53. The discount retailer’s sales trends are “not as good as we’d hoped,” Charles Grom, an analyst with Deutsche Bank AG, wrote in a note after meeting with the company’s management including Chief Executive Officer Steven Fishman.

Red Hat surged 15 percent, the most in the S&P 500, to a 12-year high of $59.01. The company was surprised by demand for its Red Hat Enterprise Linux software from corporations preparing to move more applications to the so-called cloud, where they can be delivered to users over the Internet, Chief Executive Officer Jim Whitehurst said in an interview. Profit for the current fiscal year will be as much as $1.20 a share, the company projected, exceeding estimates.

Illumina Inc. climbed 4.4 percent to $52.09. Roche Holding AG raised its hostile takeover offer for Illumina by 15 percent to about $6.7 billion, yielding to demands for a higher price from shareholders of the U.S. maker of gene-mapping tools.

Oil declined to the lowest level in almost six weeks as U.S. equities declined and France said governments are moving closer to an agreement on a release from emergency stockpiles to curb price gains.

Futures fell as much as 2.2 percent and stocks dropped on Standard & Poor’s statement that Greece may have to restructure its debt again and as concern grew that China’s economy is slowing. French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said the prospects of an accord between the U.S. and Europe on tapping strategic reserves are good.

Crude oil for May delivery dropped to $102.96 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the lowest level since Feb. 17. Prices are up 4.6 percent this year and set for a second quarterly gain.

Brent oil for May settlement decreased $1.34, or 1.1 percent, to $122.82 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange. The European benchmark contract was at a premium of $19.45 to the West Texas grade. The gap was $18.75 yesterday, the widest based on closing prices in two weeks.

• • In emergency situations, may increase the fund size to E940 billion rescue

  • Active EFSF will continue after July 2012 only applied to the maintenance of existing programs

  • Contributions to the fund ESM euro area will occur as follows: two tranches in 2012, another two - in 2013 and a final - in 2014

  • The capital will be reviewed by ESM

The direction of prices asked on Thursday released data from the U.S., including the final GDP of the fourth quarter, the weekly report on the number of applications for unemployment insurance and financial reporting of companies.

Thus, the number of applications for unemployment insurance in the U.S. fell to a minimum from April 2008 value came out worse than forecast at 359 thousand against the expected 350 thousand, while the previous data have been revised upwards, for example, data for the previous week with 348 thousand . to 364 thousand U.S. GDP growth in the fourth quarter on third assessment has not been revised, remained at 3.0% per annum, as expected.

Swiss bank UBS has lowered the forecast average price of gold in 2012 to $ 1.680 an ounce from $ 2.050 on the basis of indices of the first quarter.

April futures price of gold on COMEX has fallen today to $ 1644.3 an ounce.

Resistance 3:1403 (session high)

Resistance 2:1398 (area of resistance line from Mar 27 and МА (200) for Н1)

Resistance 1:1392 (area of Mar 26 and 28 lows)

Current price: 1390,75

Support 1:1388 (session low)

Support 2:1380 (Mar 23 low)

Support 3:1373 (МА (200) for Н4)

EUR/USD $1.3390, $1.3400

USD/JPY Y82.00, Y82.30, Y83.10, Y84.00

GBP/USD $1.5850

AUD/USD $1.0410, $1.0425, $1.0485, $1.0525

EUR/AUDA$1.2770, A$1.2825

AUD/CHF Chf0.9400

AUD/JPY Y86.65

U.S. stock-index futures extended losses after jobless claims topped economists’ forecasts, damping optimism about the economy.

Initial jobless claims were 359,000 last week, the Labor Department reported today in Washington. The median forecast of economists in a survey called for 350,000 claims.

Global Stocks:

Nikkei  10,114.79 -67.78 -0.67%

Hang Seng 20,609.39 -276.03 -1.32%

Shanghai Composite 2,252.16 -32.72 -1.43%

FTSE  5,762.97 -46.02 -0.79%

CAC  3,400.21 -29.94 -0.87%

DAX 6,917.55 -81.25 -1.16%

Crude oil $105.22 (-0.2%).

Gold $1661.40 (+0,2%).

Data:

06:00 United Kingdom Nationwide house price index March +0.6% +0.3% -1.0%

06:00 United Kingdom Nationwide house price index, y/y March +0.9% +0.9% -0.9%

07:55 Germany Unemployment Change March 0 -10 -18

07:55 Germany Unemployment Rate s.a. March 6.8% 6.8% 6.7%

08:30 United Kingdom BOE Credit Conditions Survey Quarter I

08:30 United Kingdom Net Lending to Individuals, bln February 1.8 1.5 1.2

08:30 United Kingdom Mortgage Approvals February 59 59 48

The euro fell against the dollar on Thursday as concerns about contagion from the euro zone debt crisis overshadowed a solid Italian bond auction, and

looked set to stay pressured ahead of talks to boost the region's financial firewall on Friday.

Despite decent demand at an auction of Italian five- and 10-year bonds, Italian and Spanish yields rose, dragging the euro to a session low of $1.3273.

But the shared currency remained vulnerable to concerns of contagion spreading to the euro zone's larger economies, and a general strike in Spain and the Spanish budget on Friday fanned bearish sentiment.

Expectations over the size of the rescue fund have been tempered by European Central Bank governing council member and Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann who warned that raising the firewall around stricken euro zone members would only buy time.

Traders said comments from the OECD that euro zone nations are falling far behind the United States and Canada as a fragile recovery takes root in advanced economies also weighed on the single currency.

EUR/USD: the pair fell in area of strong support $1,3260.

GBP/USD: the pair decreased, but not managed to overcome support in $1,5860/50 area (МА (200) for D1) and receded in $1,5880 area.

USD/JPY: the pair showed low in Y82.10 area then restored in Y82.30 area.

At 1645GMT, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivers the final of four lectures at the George Washington School of Business. Then at 1700GMT, Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Plosser speaks to the Rotary Club of Wilmington. Later US data includes the 1900GMT release of agriculture prices and 2030GMT release of money supply data.

EUR/USD

Offers $1.3470, $1.3450, $1.3415/25, $1.3400, $1.3350/60

Bids $1.3265/50, $1.3240, $1.3225/20, $1.3200/190

GBP/USD

Offers $1.6035/50, $1.6015/20, $1.5935/45

Bids $1.5850, $1.5825/20, $1.5805/00

Resistance 3: Y83.40 (Mar 27 high)

Resistance 2: Y83.00 (МА (200) for Н1)

Resistance 1: Y82.60 (earlier support, area of Mar 27-28 lows)

Current price: Y82.25

Support 1: Y82.00/90 (Mar 13 and 23 lows)

Support 2: Y81.50 (Mar 9 low, МА (200) for Н4)

Support 3: Y81.00 (38,2 % FIBO Y76.00-Y84.15)

Resistance 3: Chf0.9180 (Mar 19 and 22 high)

Resistance 2: Chf0.9140 (Mar 23-26 highs)

Resistance 1: Chf0.9085/90 (session high, Mar 28 high, МА (200) for Н1)

Current price: Chf0.9076

Support 1: Chf0.9040 (support line from Mar 28)

Support 2: Chf0.9010 (Mar 28 low)

Support 3: Chf0.8930 (low of February)

Resistance 3 : $1.5930 (session high)

Resistance 2 : $1.5900 (resistance line from Mar 27)

Resistance 1 : $1.5880 (МА (200) for Н1)

Current price: $1.5870

Support 1 : $1.5855/40 (area of support line from Mar 22, session low and Mar 28 low)

Support 2 : $1.5800 (Mar 26 low)

Support 3 : $1.5770 (Mar 22 low)

Resistance 3 : $1.3550 (high of December)

Resistance 2 : $1.3490 (high of February)

Resistance 1 : $1.3330 (resistance line from Mar 27)  

Current price: $1.3274

Support 1 : $1.3260 (session low, МА (200) for Н1, the bottom border of the down channel from Mar 27, support line from Mar 15)

Support 2 : $1.3190 (Mar 23-26 low)

Support 3 : $1.3140 (Mar 19 and 22 lows)

Strong demand seen into Y109.10/00, a break opens a deeper move towards Y108.80/75.

EUR/USD $1.3390, $1.3400

USD/JPY Y82.00, Y82.30, Y83.10, Y84.00

GBP/USD $1.5850

AUD/USD $1.0410, $1.0425, $1.0485, $1.0525

EUR/AUDA$1.2770, A$1.2825

AUD/CHF Chf0.9400

AUD/JPY Y86.65

Asian stocks fell for a second day on concern China’s economic slowdown is weighing on company earnings and after orders placed with U.S. factories for durable goods rose less than economists estimated.

Nikkei 225 10,114.79 -67.78 -0.67%

Hang Seng 20,609.39 -276.03 -1.32%

S&P/ASX 200 4,337.9 -5.61 -0.13%

Shanghai Composite 2,252.16 -32.72 -1.43%

PICC Property & Casualty Co. slid 4.1 percent in Hong Kong after China’s biggest non-life insurer reported lower-than- expected net income.

Toyota Motor Corp., Asia’s No. 1 carmaker by market value that gets 28 percent of its revenue in North America, fell 1.7 percent.

Speco Co. led gains among South Korean defense-related companies on a report that North Korea has begun to fuel a rocket it plans to launch.

• 00:00 New Zealand NBNZ Business Confidence February 28 33.8

  
  

  The yen rose against all of its 16 major counterparts as Asian stocks extended a global slump in equities, boosting demand for haven assets. Japan’s currency extended gains against the dollar amid speculation the country’s companies will repatriate overseas earnings before the end of the fiscal year on March 31. The yen also advanced after data showed Japanese retail sales rose more than forecast last month. Retail sales in Japan increased 3.5 percent in February from a year earlier, a third-straight monthly rise, the Trade Ministry said in Tokyo today. The median estimate of economists surveyed by Bloomberg News was for a 1.4 percent gain.

  The euro was 0.3 percent from a one- month high after a draft statement from European finance ministers showed governments are preparing to increase rescue funds when they meet tomorrow.  A draft statement dated March 23 and obtained by Bloomberg News showed that European governments are preparing for a one-year increase in the ceiling on rescue aid to 940 billion euros ($1.25 trillion) to keep the debt crisis at bay.

  Australia’s dollar dropped against 15 of its 16 major peers amid concern Chinese manufacturing is losing momentum, curbing demand for the nation’s commodity exports. China is scheduled to release a purchasing managers index for manufacturing on April 1, with economists surveyed by Bloomberg predicting a reading of 50.6 for March, compared with 51 in February. A flash reading for March of a separate private gauge came in at 48.1 when it was published on March 22, below the 50 level that divides expansion from contraction.

  
  

  EUR/USD: during the Asian session the pair traded in a range $1.3305-$1.3330.

  GBP/USD: during the Asian session the pair restored after yesterday's falling.

  USD/JPY: during the Asian session the pair fell to a week’s low.

  
  

  UK Nationwide House Prices data is due at 0600GMT Thursday and are expected to post a rise of 0.2% m/m, 1.0% y/y. At 0810GMT, Bank of England Executive Director Markets Paul Fisher will speak at a National Asset Liability Management Conference. US data starts at 1230GMT with the weekly jobless claims and Q4 GDP data. At 1615GMT, Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Dennis Lockhart participates in a panel discussion at The Commerce Club on the subject, "The European economic crisis and how it affects you," in Atlanta. At 1645GMT, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivers the final of four lectures at the George Washington School of Business. Then at 1700GMT, Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Plosser speaks to the Rotary Club of Wilmington. Later US data includes the 1900GMT release of agriculture prices and 2030GMT release of money supply data.

Yesterday the dollar gained against the majority of its 16 most-traded peers amid concern the rate of global growth is slowing spurred demand for the haven of the U.S. currency. The greenback strengthened after a report showed U.S. factory orders trailed forecasts and the United Kingdom revised first-quarter growth downward. Bookings for U.S. durable goods, meant to last at least three years, advanced 2.2 percent, less than projected, after a revised 3.6 percent decline the prior month, data from the Commerce Department showed today in Washington. Economists forecast a 3 percent gain, according to the median forecast.

The 17-nation euro pared losses after a draft statement from European finance ministers showed governments are preparing to increase rescue funds. The euro was bolstered by a draft statement showing that European governments are preparing for a one-year increase in the ceiling on rescue aid to 940 billion euros ($1.3 trillion) to keep the debt crisis at bay. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said two days ago her country may back plans for the European Financial Stability Facility and the European Stability Mechnismto run in parallel. Italian, Portuguese and Spanish 10- year government bonds rose.

The yen strengthened amid speculation Japanese companies will repatriate overseas earnings before the end of the fiscal year on March 31.

Britain’s pound fell after a report showed the economy shrank more than first estimated in the fourth quarter, strengthening the case for the central bank to maintain asset purchases. U.K. gross domestic product dropped 0.3 percent from the previous three months, compared with an earlier estimate of 0.2 percent, data showed today. Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said yesterday he has an open mind on whether more monetary stimulus, or quantitative easing, is needed.

EUR/USD: yesterday the pair decreased, fallen in the moment below $1.3300.

GBP/USD: yesterday the pair fell to a figure, closed day below $1.5900.

USD/JPY: yesterday the pair traded in range Y82.60-Y83.20.

UK Nationwide House Prices data is due at 0600GMT Thursday and are expected to post a rise of 0.2% m/m, 1.0% y/y. At 0810GMT, Bank of England Executive Director Markets Paul Fisher will speak at a National Asset Liability Management Conference. US data starts at 1230GMT with the weekly jobless claims and Q4 GDP data. At 1615GMT, Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Dennis Lockhart participates in a panel discussion at The Commerce Club on the subject, "The European economic crisis and how it affects you," in Atlanta. At 1645GMT, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivers the final of four lectures at the George Washington School of Business. Then at 1700GMT, Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Plosser speaks to the Rotary Club of Wilmington. Later US data includes the 1900GMT release of agriculture prices and 2030GMT release of money supply data.

Asian stocks fell as better-than- expected U.S. consumer confidence failed to encourage buying after the region’s benchmark equities index yesterday gained the most in two months. Japanese shares led losses after the expiration of a deadline for getting dividend payments.

Nikkei 225 10,182.57 -72.58 -0.71%

Hang Seng 20,885.42 -161.49 -0.77%

S&P/ASX 200 4,343.51 +42.18 +0.98%

Shanghai Composite 2,284.88 -62.30 -2.65%

Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea’s biggest exporter of consumer electronics, lost 0.8 percent.

Mizuho Financial Group Inc., Japan’s third-largest bank by market value, paced losses among financial firms.

Gome Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd. slumped 16 percent in Hong Kong after China’s No. 2 electronics retailer missed profit estimates Li & Fung Ltd., the world’s biggest supplier of clothes and toys to retailers, slid 5.3 percent in Hong Kong on a plan to sell shares.

Resistance 3: Y84.10/20 (area of Mar 15-21 highs)

Resistance 2: Y83.40 (Mar 27 high)

Resistance 1: Y82.95 (session high)

The current price: Y82.71

Support 1: Y82.55 (session low)

Support 2: Y82.30 (Mar 22 low)

Support 3: Y81.95 (Mar 23 low)

Resistance 3: Chf0.9180 (Mar 19-22 high)

Resistance 2: Chf0.9135 (Mar 26 high)

Resistance 1: Chf0.9080 (Mar 28 high)

The current price: Chf0.9048

Support 1: Chf0.9015 (Mar 27-28 low)

Support 2: Chf0.8980 (138.2% FIBO Chf0.9335-Chf0.9075)

Support 3: Chf0.8930/35 (area of Feb 24-29 lows)

Resistance 3 : $1.6000 (Mar 27 high)

Resistance 2 : $1.6965 (Mar 28 high)

Resistance 1 : $1.5920 (Mar 21 high)

The current price: $1.5903

Support 1 : $1.5880 (session low)

Support 2 : $1.5840 (Mar 28 low)

Support 3 : $1.5800 (Mar 26 low)

Resistance 3 : $1.3415 (high of the American session on Feb 27)

Resistance 2 : $1.3375/85 (area of Mar 27-28 highs)

Resistance 1 : $1.3330 (session high)

The current price: $1.3318

Support 1 : $1.3300 (support line from Mar 22)

Support 2 : $1.3275 (Mar 28 low)

Support 3 : $1.3230 (61.8% FIBO $1.3385-$1.3130)

Change % Change Last

Oil $105.48 +0.07 +0.07%

Gold $1,661.50 +3.60 +0.22%

Change % Change Last

Nikkei 225 10,182.57 -72.58 -0.71%

Hang Seng 20,885.42 -161.49 -0.77%

S&P/ASX 200 4,343.51 +42.18 +0.98%

Shanghai Composite 2,284.88 -62.30 -2.65%

FTSE 100 5,808.99 -60.56 -1.03%

CAC 40 3,430.15 -39.44 -1.14%

DAX 6,998.8 -80.10 -1.13%

Dow 13,126.21 -71.52 -0.54%

Nasdaq 3,104.96 -15.39 -0.49%

S&P 500 1,405.54 -6.98 -0.49%

(pare/closed(00:00 GMT +02:00)/change, %)

EUR/USD $1,3314 -0,04%

GBP/USD $1,5886 -0,38%

USD/CHF Chf0,9051 +0,02%

USD/JPY Y82,88 -0,37%

EUR/JPY Y110,35 -0,41%

GBP/JPY Y131,67 -0,74%

AUD/USD $1,0389 -0,62%

NZD/USD $0,8175 -0,33%

USD/CAD C$0,9985 +0,31%

00:00 New Zealand NBNZ Business Confidence February 28

06:00 United Kingdom Nationwide house price index March +0.6% +0.3%

06:00 United Kingdom Nationwide house price index, y/y March +0.9% +0.9%

07:55 Germany Unemployment Change March 0 -10

07:55 Germany Unemployment Rate s.a. March 6.8% 6.8%

08:30 United Kingdom BOE Credit Conditions Survey Quarter I

08:30 United Kingdom Net Lending to Individuals, bln February 1.8 1.5

08:30 United Kingdom Mortgage Approvals February 59 59

12:30 Canada Raw Material Price Index February +0.1% +0.4%

12:30 Canada Industrial product prices, m/m February +0.3% +0.6%

12:30 U.S. Initial Jobless Claims 24/03/2012 348 351

12:30 U.S. GDP, y/y (finally) IV quarter +1.8% +3.0%

12:30 U.S. PCE price index ex food, energy, q/q IV quarter +1.3% +1.3%

16:15 U.S. FOMC Member Dennis Lockhart Speaks 0

16:45 U.S. Fed Chairman Bernanke Speaks 0

17:00 U.S. FOMC Member Charles Plosser Speaks 0

20:00 Canada Annual Budget 2012

21:45 New Zealand Building Permits, m/m February +8.3% 0.0%

22:45 U.S. FOMC Member Laker Speaks 0

23:01 United Kingdom Gfk Consumer Confidence March -29 -29

23:15 Japan Manufacturing PMI March 50.5

23:30 Japan Household spending Y/Y February -2.3% -0.3%

23:30 Japan Unemployment Rate February 4.6% 4.6%

23:30 Japan Tokyo Consumer Price Index, y/y March -0.2% -0.1%

23:30 Japan Tokyo CPI ex Fresh Food, y/y March -0.3% -0.3%

23:30 Japan National Consumer Price Index, y/y February +0.1% 0.0%

23:30 Japan National CPI Ex-Fresh Food, y/y 0 -0.1% -0.1%

23:50 Japan Industrial Production (MoM) (preliminary) February +1.9% +1.4%

23:50 Japan Industrial Production (YoY) (preliminary) February -1.3% +3.7%