US CPI day-8:30 AM ET

Mixed Markets ..VERY Quiet Overnight…HUGE Data Day in the US  (make sure to look at the calendar below)

• Hong Kong: Hang Seng closed down -0.86%
• China CSI 300   -0.07%
• Taiwan KOSPI  +0.11%
• India Nifty 50  +0.56%
• Australia ASX  +1.24%
• Japan Nikkei   +0.24%
• All European bourses broadly in positive territory so far this morning except Germa tech
• US indices slightly pretty flat so far this morning in pre-market, USD -0.10%

Overnight Data/News

• PBoC Sets Yuan Mid-Point At 6.8854 / Dlr VS Last Close 6.8855
• Norwegian GDP (M/M) Feb: -0.1% (prev -0.2%) – Norwegian GDP Mainland (M/M) Feb: -0.2% (est 0.0%; prev -0.2%)
• US MBA Mortgage Applications Apr 7: 5.3% (prev -4.1%) – US 30-Yr MBA Mortgage Rate Apr 7: 6.3% (prev 6.4%)

• China 10-Year Bond Yield Drops To Lowest Since November – BBG
• US Inflation Expected To Have Eased To Lowest Level In Two Years – FT
• UK’s Mortgage Pain Is Only Getting Started As Fixed Deals Expire – BBG
• President Macron delivers a landmark speech in The Hague calling for a new era of “European sovereignty” – for EU to end its decades-long dependence on America
• US Likely To Sanction Individuals In EU Member Hungary – BBG

US DATA TODAY