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EU Trade Commissioner Malmstrom: EU nations are moving toward approving US-EU trade deal

U.S. construction spending increases more than forecast in January

EIA’s report reveals unexpected decline in U.S. crude oil inventories

U.S.: Crude Oil Inventories, March -3.862 (forecast 2.655)

U.S.: Construction Spending, m/m, January 1.3% (forecast 0.4%)

U.S. Stocks open: Dow +0.38%, Nasdaq +0.45% S&P +0.37%

Before the bell: S&P futures +0.20%, NASDAQ futures +0.29%

UK finance minister Hammond: UK's 2019 economic growth forecast cut to 1.2% from 1.6% prior

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U.S. durable goods orders increase unexpectedly in January

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U.S. PPI increases marginally in February

U.S.: PPI excluding food and energy, m/m, February 0.1% (forecast 0.2%)

U.S.: PPI excluding food and energy, Y/Y, February 2.5% (forecast 2.6%)

U.S.: PPI, y/y, February 1.9% (forecast 1.9%)

U.S.: PPI, m/m, February 0.1% (forecast 0.2%)

U.S.: Durable Goods Orders ex Transportation , January -0.1% (forecast 0.1%)

U.S.: Durable Goods Orders , January 0.4% (forecast -0.5%)

U.S.: Durable goods orders ex defense, January 0.7%

UK PM May: The EU has made it clear there will be no transition without a withdrawal agreement

Attorney General's office: Cox will not be changing his legal opinion on the Brexit assurances

Goldman Sachs sees 55 percent chances of PM May getting Brexit deal ratified

EU Commission: In event of no-deal Brexit EU will apply normal trade regime with UK

China's regulator orders banks to boost financial support to small firms

US recession is ten months away? - Nordea Bank

Eurozone industrial production up by 1.4% in January

Eurozone: Industrial production, (MoM), January 1.4% (forecast 1%)

Eurozone: Industrial Production (YoY), January -1.1% (forecast -2.1%)

Citibank: USD weakness coming?

EU chief Brexit negotiator Barnier: vote prolongs and deepens greater uncertainty

ECB’s Angeloni: forward looking indicators confirm eurozone economic slowdown, signal prospects are very uncertain

Commerzbank: AUD/USD may fall to 0.6950

Danske Bank: ECB is a game changer, and its makes EUR/USD more reactive to negative news

Spain consumer price growth accelerated in February

Italy to defend strategic interests in China 'Belt and Road' accord - Prime Minister

Commerzbank: EUR/USD tepid bounce

UK Brexit secretary Barclay: no Brexit is bigger risk to UK than no deal

UK announces temporary cuts to import tariffs and temporary moves to avoid hard border between Ireland and Northern Irish in event of a no-deal Brexit

Regional Banks Association of Japan urges BoJ to focus on rising costs of easing

Options levels on wednesday, March 13, 2019

Japan: Tertiary Industry Index , January 0.4% (forecast -0.3%)

Commodities. Daily history for Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Stocks. Daily history for Tuesday, March 12, 2019

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Japan: Core Machinery Orders, y/y, January -2.9% (forecast -2.3%)

Japan: Core Machinery Orders, January -5.4% (forecast -1.7%)

Australia: Westpac Consumer Confidence, March 98.8

Schedule for today, Wednesday, March 13, 2019

New Zealand: Food Prices Index, y/y, February 1.7%

Schedule for tomorrow, Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Major US stock indexes finished trading in different directions

DJIA -0.29% 25,575.96 -74.92 Nasdaq +0.55% 7,599.48 +41.41 S&P +0.39% 2,794.13 +10.83

European stocks closed: FTSE 100 +20.53 7151.15 +0.29% DAX -19.31 11524.17 -0.17% CAC 40 +4.29 5270.25 +0.08%