US markets are closed for President’s Day, and so Monday's main events for economic releases start with the UK manufacturing sector via the monthly update of the CBI Industrial Trends Survey data. We’ll also see the February release of the European Commission’s Consumer Confidence Index for February. Meantime, keep close tabs on the German 10-year yield, which has been backtracking this month after reaching a one-year high in late-January. UK: CBI Industrial Trends Survey (1100 GMT) Last week’s retail sales data reminds that there may be some Brexit blowback after all. The government reported that retail spending in ... (full story)