Morning Juice – Europe Session Prep

Good Morning Traders.
It is Tuesday the 18th of March. Here is what to look out for today.

Sentiment
German plans for a debt-financed splurge on defense and infrastructure remained on track for parliamentary approval on Tuesday after conservative and Social Democrat lawmakers signaled overwhelming support for the spending bill. The UK and European Union will advance talks on how to seize frozen Russian assets to jointly boost defense spending, as they seek ways to increase economic pressure on Vladimir Putin ahead of any peace talks to end his war on Ukraine. President Donald Trump said Chinese leader Xi Jinping would visit Washington soon, as trade tensions build between the world’s two largest economies.

Docket
02:15  ET
SNB Annual Report

06:00 ET
German ZEW
Current Conditions – Median Forecast: -80.5 | Prior: -88.5 | Range: -75 / -87.5
Economic Sentiment – Median Forecast: 48.3 | Prior: 26 | Range: 61 / 28