Retail sales and final composite Purchasing Managers' survey results from euro area are due on Wednesday, headlining a busy day for the European economic news.
At 2.00 am ET, Destatis is scheduled to issue Germany's foreign trade figures for June. Economists forecast exports to grow 1.0 percent on month and imports to climb 1.3 percent in June.
At 2.30 am ET, the Federal Statistical Office is set to publish Swiss consumer prices for July. Inflation is seen rising to 3.5 percent from 3.4 percent in June.
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