2017.12.0600:17:00UTC+00European Economics Preview: Germany's Factory Orders Data Due

Factory orders data from Germany is due on Wednesday, headlining a light day for the European economic news.

At 2.00 am ET, Destatis is slated to release Germany's factory orders figures for October. Economists forecast orders to fall 0.2 percent on month, following September's 1 percent increase.

At 3.00 am ET, retail sales from the Czech Republic and industrial production from Hungary are due. Retail sales are forecast to grow 7.4 percent on year in October following September's 3.6 percent rise.

At 3.15 am ET, the Federal Statistical Office releases Swiss consumer prices for November. Inflation is expected to rise slightly to 0.8 percent from 0.7 percent in October.

At 3.30 am ET, Germany's construction PMI data is due for November.