European Central Bank policymaker de Cos said that CPI will remain high in the short-term, but he also expects that Spain’s GDP outlook will be revised higher while the CPI forecast will be revised lower.
Bank of England policymaker Mann expressed a concern over persistent core inflation.
There is a growing number of labor strikes in France over the government’s pension reform plan.
Germany’s January Factory Orders 1.0% m/m (expected -0.9%; last 3.4%)
U.K.’s February Halifax House Price Index 1.1% m/m (expected -0.3%; last 0.2%); 2.1% yr/yr (last 2.1%)
Spain’s January Industrial Production -0.4% yr/yr (expected -0.6%; last 0.7%)
Swiss February Unemployment Rate 1.9%, as expected (last 1.9%)