20.12.201700:25:00UTC+00European Economics Preview: Eurozone Current Account Data Due

Current account data from euro area is due on Wednesday, headlining a light day for the European economic news.

At 2.00 am ET, Destatis is slated to publish Germany's producer price figures for November. Inflation is forecast to slow slightly to 2.6 percent from 2.7 percent in October.

At 3.30 am ET, Sweden's central bank is set to announce its interest rate decision. Riksbank is widely expected to keep its key rate at -0.50 percent.

At 4.00 am ET, the European Central Bank is scheduled to release current account data for October. The surplus totaled seasonally adjusted EUR 37.8 billion in September.

At 6.00 am ET, the Confederation of British Industry publishes Distributive Trades survey results. The retail sales balance is seen falling to 20 percent in December from 26 percent in November.

At 8.15 am ET, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney is set attend parliament hearing in London.