European Economics Preview: Eurozone Flash Inflation Data Due

Flash consumer prices from euro area and retail sales from Germany are due on Friday, headlining a busy day for the European economic news. At 2.00 am ET, Destatis is scheduled to issue Germany's retail sales and import price data. Economists forecast retail sales to fall 14.3 percent on year in April, much bigger than the 2.8 percent drop reported in March.