2017.10.1901:42:00UTC+00European Economics Preview: UK Retail Sales Data Due

Retail sales data from the UK is due on Thursday, headlining a light day for the European economic news.

At 2.00 am ET, Swiss foreign trade data is due for September. The trade surplus totaled CHF 2.17 billion in August.

At 3.30 am ET, Statistics Sweden is scheduled to issue unemployment data for September. The jobless rate remained stable at 6 percent.

At 4.30 am ET, the Office for National Statistics releases UK retail sales data for September. Retail sales are forecast to fall 0.2 percent on month, reversing a 1 percent rise in August.