MNI Global Morning Briefing

     LONDON (MNI) - The US remains in shutdown and a general very quiet start to

the week means the three key releases Monday are December Germany producer

prices at 0700GMT, November Spain industrial orders at 0800GMT and EU Q3

government debt and deficit readings.

     In terms central bank comments, there is only one event worth noting. This

is a Eurogroup meeting in Brussels which will see ECB President Mario Draghi and

ECB Executive Board member Benoit Coeure participate, although there is unlikely

to be any published text.

     Germany's producer prices grew by 3.3% y/y and 0.1% m/m in November.

     Industrial orders in Spain grew by 5.8% y/y in October.

     In Q2, the Euro Area's government debt was 86.3% of GDP. The government

deficit in Q2 was 0.1% of GDP.

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