US Industrial production is expected to rise 0.4 percent on the month in February after being flat in January. Manufacturing output is seen down 0.2 percent after rebounding 1.0 percent in January following declines of 1.8 and 0.8 percent in the two prior months. The utilization rate is seen up 2 tenths to 78.5 percent.

The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index is expected to hold steady at a depressed 67.0 in the first reading for March.

The index of leading economic indicators is expected to fall a further 0.2 percent on the month in February. This index has been in severe decline though contraction did slow in January to minus 0.3 percent.

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