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Default European Economics Preview: U.K. Public Sector Finance Data Due

The United Kingdom is scheduled to release public sector finance and money supply data on Thursday. The Flash Purchasing Managers' Index reports for major Eurozone economies are also due.

At 3:00 am ET, the Swiss central bank is scheduled to release money supply data for December. M3 money supply had increased 7.6% annually in November.

The release of the Flash Purchasing Managers' Index reports for major Eurozone economies is set to start at 3.00 am ET. The first one expected to hit the wires is the Flash French PMI for both manufacturing and service sectors. The manufacturing PMI is forecast to remain unchanged at 54.7 in January, while the services PMI is expected to rise to 59 from 58.7.

Thereafter, Flash German PMI data is due at 3.30am ET. Economists expect manufacturing PMI to climb to 52.9 from 52.7, while the services PMI is seen at 53, up from 52.7.

In the meantime, the Statistics Denmark is expected to release consumer sentiment data for January. The index is seen at minus 0.8, up from minus 3.6 in the preceding month.

Consumer sentiment data is also due from the Dutch statistical office, along with unemployment figures. Economists expect the jobless rate to edge up to 5.4% in the October to December period.

At 4:00 am ET, Eurozone's PMI report is also due. The manufacturing PMI is expected to stand at 51.9 compared to 51.6 in December, while the services PMI is forecast to rise to 53.8 from 53.7.

The U.K.'s money supply data is due from the Bank of England at 4:30 am ET. M4 money supply is forecast to rise by 8.9% on a yearly basis and by 0.9% on a monthly basis. The U.K.'s public finance report is also due at the same time. Public sector net cash requirement is seen at GBP 25.5 billion compared to GBP 14.7 billion in November.

Afterwards at 6:00 am ET, the Confederation of British Industry is set to release January's Distributive Trade Survey results.