• https://twitter.com/TheEconomist/status/1106151164318502913
•  Final consumer price inflation from France and Germany can probably be ignored.
• US import and export price data is scheduled. This does not include the effect of US President Trump’s taxes, as trade taxes hit US consumers after goods have been unloaded.
• US President Trump offered to meet Chinese President Xi after a trade deal has been agreed
• Chinese data was mixed. Industrial output (for January and February combined) grew more slowly, perhaps reflecting trade taxes. However, investment spending improved.

[Reuters] Asia shares flat after mixed China data, pound near 9-month peak

[AP] Trump raises possibility of walking away from China deal

[Reuters] China industrial output growth falls to 17-yr low, but investment picks up

[Reuters] China’s Jan-Feb property investment accelerates despite cooling sales

[Bloomberg] Negative-Yielding Bonds Top $9 Trillion as Growth Worries Return