Economic Data
(EU) ECB: €2.2B borrowed in overnight loan facility v €1.4B prior; €816.8B parked in deposit facility vs. €827.5B prior
(ZA) South Africa Feb Net Reserves: $49.6B v $49.4Be; Gross Reserves: $51.9B v $51.9Be
(RU) Russia Feb Official Reserve Assets: $514.0B v $505.4B prior -
(RU) Russia Narrow Money Supply w/e Mar 5th (RUB): 6.77T v 6.85T prior
(RU) Russia Gold & Forex Reserve w/e Mar 2nd: $511.6B v $509.6B prior
(CH) Swiss Feb Unemployment Rate: 3.4% v 3.4%e; Unemployment Rate: 3.1% v 3.1%e
(DK) Denmark Jan Industrial Production M/M: +1.8% v -2.0%e; Industrial Orders M/M: -5.3% v 19.4% prior
(HU) Hungary Jan Preliminary Industrial Production M/M: +2.1 v -7.3% prior; Y/Y: -2.7% v +0.5%e
(ES) Spain Jan Industrial Output WDA Y/Y: -4.2% v -4.3%e; Industrial Output NSA Y/Y: -2.4 v -6.5% prior
(CH) Swiss Feb Foreign Currency Reserves (CHF): 224.9B v 229.4B prior
(TW) Taiwan Feb Total Trade Balance: $2.8B v $1.2Be; Total Exports Y/Y: +10.3% v +9.5%e; Total Imports Y/Y: +1.3% v +7.0%e
(HK) Hong Kong Feb Foreign Currency Reserves: $294.7B v $292.8B prior
(SE) Sweden Feb Budget Balance (SEK): +32.5BNo est v -14.6B prior
(AT) Austria Feb Wholesale Price Index M/M: 1.0% v 1.4% prior; Y/Y: 1.5 v 1.8% prior
(CZ) Czech Feb International Reserves: $42.9B v $40.5B prior
(SG) Singapore Feb Foreign Reserves: $247.0B v $245.5B prior
(NO) Norway Jan Industrial Production M/M: +4,5% v -2.2% prior; Y/Y: +3.0% v -4.9% prior
(NO) Norway Jan Manufacturing Production M/M: 1.1% v 0.4%e; Y/Y: 1.7% v 0.8%e
(ZA) South Africa Feb SACCI Business Confidence: 99.5 v 97.1 prior
(PL) Poland Feb unemployment at 13.5% v 13.2% prior - Labor Ministry
Fixed Income:
(EU) ECB allotted $1.6B in 7-Day USD Liquidity Tender at fixed 0.60% vs. $3.5B prior
(SW) Sweden sells SEK2.5B vs. SEK2.5B indicated in 3.75% 2017 Bonds; Yield 1.3538%
(UK) DMO sold £4.0B in 1% Sept 2017 Gilts; avg yield 1.198% v 1.121% prior; Bid-to-cover:1.95 x v 1.82x prior; Tails 0.4bps v 0.4bps prior
(DE) Germany sold €3.312B in 0.75% Feb 2017 BOBLs; avg yield 0.79% v 0.91% prior (lowest on record); Bid-to-cover: 1.8x v 1.8x prior
SPEAKERS/FIXED INCOME/FX/COMMODITIES/ERRATUM
Notes/Observations
House of Reps votes to approve continuation of duties on some China goods
Australia's Q4 GDP comes in below expectations
ECB daily deposits off record levels but remain elevated
Equities:
FTSE 100 +0.30% at 5781, DAX +0.40% at 6661, CAC-40 +0.80% at 3388, FTSE MIB +0.90% at 16,362, SMI +0.40% at 6071
European shares steadied but risk aversion remains high as investors anticipate Greece's debt restructuring deal and worry about weaker global outlook.
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