Economic calendar: German ZEW index, Walmart earnings

European markets set to open lower
German ZEW, Canada CPI data in the calendar
Quarterly results from Walmart and Home Depot

Futures markets point to a lower opening of the European stock market session amid concerns surrounding China and the global economic outlook. Traders should expect markets to remain subdued until publication of tomorrow’s FOMC minutes and retail sales data.

Economic calendar for today is not empty but is quite light. Traders will be offered ZEW index for August during the European morning trade followed by US housing and industrial production data and Canadian CPI data in the afternoon. Oil may experience some short-term volatility in the evening when the API report is released. New Zealand dollar traders should focus on the dairy auction, which will be held around noon. Last but not least, earnings reports from Walmart and Home Depot will be released today ahead of the Wall Street session.

10:00 am BST - Germany, ZEW index for August. Expected: -53.8. Previous: -53.8

1:00 pm BST - Poland, core CPI inflation for July. Expected: 9.2% YoY. Previous: 9.1% YoY

1:30 pm BST - Canada, CPI inflation for July. Expected: 7.6%, Previous: 8.1% YoY

1:30 pm BST - US housing market data for July.

Building permits. Expected: 1.63 million. Previous: 1.7 million
Housing starts. Expected: 1.53 million. Previous: 1.56 million

2:15 pm BST - US, industrial production for July. Expected: 0.3% MoM. Previous: -0.2% MoM

9:30 pm BST - API report on oil inventories. Previous: +2.156 mb

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Walmart (WMT.US)- before market open
Home Depot (HD.US)- before market open

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Economic calendar: German ZEW index, Walmart earnings

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