Economic calendar: ECB minutes, Fed speakers

• European indices set to open flat

• ECB minutes release at 12:30 pm BST

• 4 Fed members set to speak

European index futures recovered some ground ahead of the cash session open and now trade more or less flat compared to yesterday's closing levels. Release of FOMC minutes triggered some risk-off moods in the stock markets as tightening looks to be rapid. Investors will be offered ECB minutes release today at 12:30 pm BST but it is unlikely to trigger as big moves as FOMC minutes did. Apart from ECB minutes, the calendar today is rather light and other release scheduled, like euro area retail sales or US jobless claims, should not have big of an impact on the markets and asset prices. 

10:00 am BST - Euro area, retail sales for February. Expected: 4.8% YoY. Previous: 7.8% YoY

12:30 pm BST - ECB minutes

1:30 pm BST - US, jobless claims. Expected: 200k. Previous: 202k

3:30 pm BST - US, EIA natural gas storage. Expected: -28 bcf. Precious: +26 bcf

Central bankers' speeches

• 2:00 pm BST - Fed Bullard

• 2:00 pm BST - NBP Governor Glapiński

• 7:00 pm BST - Fed Evans

• 7:00 pm BST - Fed Bostic

• 9:05 pm BST - Fed Williams