Eurozone Consumer Confidence meets forecasts (-14.5) in March

Italy Industrial Sales n.s.a. (YoY) increased to 1.7% in January from previous -7.2%

Greece Producer Price Index (YoY) up to 0.6% in February from previous 0.3%

Italy Industrial Sales s.a. (MoM) climbed from previous -2.7% to 3.8% in January

Portugal Consumer Confidence: -16 (March) vs previous -15.3

Portugal Business Confidence dipped from previous 2.7 to 2.4 in March

 European Central Bank (ECB) Vice President Luis de Guindos said on Friday, “trade war would mostly impact economic growth.”

Italy Business Confidence below expectations (87.5) in March: Actual (86)

Italy Consumer Confidence down to 95 in March from previous 98.8

Indian Rupee (INR) crosses trade with a negative bias at the start of Friday, according to FXStreet data.

Austria Producer Price Index (YoY) climbed from previous -0.4% to -0.1% in February

Austria Producer Price Index (MoM) up to 0% in February from previous -0.3%

Spain Consumer Price Index (YoY) below expectations (2.7%) in March: Actual (2.3%)

Spain Consumer Price Index (MoM) down to 0.1% in March from previous 0.4%

Spain Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (MoM) increased to 0.7% in March from previous 0.4%

Spain Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (YoY) down to 2.2% in March from previous 2.9%

France Consumer Spending (MoM) below expectations (0.3%) in February: Actual (-0.1%)

Ireland Consumer Confidence declined to 67.5 in March from previous 74.8

United Kingdom Total Trade Balance: £-0.59B (January) vs £-2.82B

United Kingdom Total Trade Balance: £-2.64B (January) vs £-2.82B

The United Kingdom (UK) Retail Sales jumped 1% month-over-month (MoM) in February after jumping 1.7% in January, the latest data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed Friday. Markets expected a 0.3% drop in the reported month.

United Kingdom Goods Trade Balance below expectations (£-16.8B) in January: Actual (£-17.849B)

United Kingdom Retail Sales ex-Fuel (MoM) came in at 1%, above expectations (-0.5%) in February

United Kingdom Gross Domestic Product (YoY) came in at 1.5%, above expectations (1.4%) in 4Q

United Kingdom Current Account came in at £-21.028B, above expectations (£-24.5B) in 4Q

Turkey Economic Confidence Index climbed from previous 99.2 to 100.8 in February

United Kingdom Total Business Investment (YoY) above forecasts (-0.7%) in 4Q: Actual (1.8%)

United Kingdom Retail Sales (YoY) came in at 2.2%, above expectations (0.5%) in February

United Kingdom Goods Trade Balance below expectations (£-16.8B) in January: Actual (£-17.85B)

The United States (US) Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is set to release the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index data for February on Friday at 12:30 GMT.