MNI Global Morning Briefing

     LONDON (MNI) - The three key concluding events for the week are Germany's

December trade balance data at 0700GMT, Italy December industrial production at

0900GMT and the US Q1 NY Fed GDP nowcast at 1615GMT. 

     In Germany, the previous trade balance in November was EUR19.0 bn. 

     In Italy, industrial production was notably weak in November, declining by

1.6% m/m and 2.6% y/y. The MNI median for the m/m reading was 0.4%. 

     The US NY Fed GDP Nowcast for Q1 was previously at 2.61%. 

     The only speech of the day is at 1815GMT, when San Francisco Federal

Reserve Bank president Mary Daly participates in a Q&A session in San Francisco,

California. 

--MNI London Bureau; tel: +44 203-586-2225; email: les.commons@marketnews.com