Highlights
Consumption of manufactured goods by consumer in France is seen flat on the month in August after a 0.3 percent increase in July.
The German unemployment rate is expected to rise 1 tenth to 6.1 percent. Despite a steady unemployment rate, the number of unemployed has been on the rise and job vacancies have been on the decline.
In the Eurozone, economic sentiment in September is expected to decline by 0.3 points to 96.3 from August's 96.6 which, despite rising 0.6 points to its highest level since May last year, extended a long flat trend well short of the 100 long-run average.
In the UK Confederation of British Industry (CBI) data, the sales balance is expected to climb from minus 27 percent in August to a still weak minus 19 percent.
Canada's monthly GDP data is expected to show the economy rose a modest 0.1 percent on the month in July after being flat in June and rising just 0.1 percent in May.
The US goods deficit (Census basis) is expected to narrow by $2.8 billion to $100.0 billion in August after deepening by $6.4 billion in July to $102.8 billion.
Personal income is expected to rise 0.4 percent in August with consumption expenditures expected to crease 0.3 percent. These would compare with July's increases of 0.3 percent for income and 0.5 percent for consumption. Inflation readings for August are expected at monthly increases of 0.1 percent overall and 0.2 percent for the core (versus 0.2 percent in July for both). Annual rates are expected at 2.3 percent overall and 2.7 percent for the core (versus 2.5 and 2.6 percent).
Wholesale inventories are seen rising 0.2 percent in August following July's 0.3 percent increase.
The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment is expected at 69.0 for final September versus the preliminary reading of 69.0 which was up 1.1 points from August. Year-ahead inflation expectations for final August are expected at 2.7 percent, unchanged from the preliminary report.
Federal Reserve Board Governor Michelle Bowman will participate in a conversation before the Alabama Bankers Association Bank CEO Meeting at 1:15 p.m. EDT (1715 GMT).