The Business News Week Ahead

There are no central bank meetings in the coming week. However, the lack of economic data this past week will be made up by data releases during this week. The final manufacturing PMIs will be reported globally. The Eurozone will release the February flash harmonized index of consumer prices along with February EC economic sentiment and January M3 money supply. Italy, France and Canada publish updates on fourth quarter growth. Japan releases January data for industrial production, retail sales and unemployment. Fed chair Jerome Powell will give his first testimony to Congress on Tuesday and Thursday.