Public sector finances from the UK and minutes of the European Central Bank's governing council meeting are due on Thursday.
At 2.00 am ET, the Office for National Statistics releases UK public sector finance data. The budget deficit is expected to widen to GBP 13.4 billion in December from GBP 11.65 billion in November.
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