
As European traders head home, the trading desks around the globe are being manned with skeleton staff until the Asian session begins. Looking ahead to Friday in the APEC session: New Zealand (NZD) at 4:45 PM ET Retail Sales q/q: Expected at -0.8% (Previous: -1.0%) Core Retail Sales q/q: Expected at -1.5% (Previous: -1.8%) Japan