Calendar for the week
On Monday, April 30, the day is full with statistics on China and the US, while activity in the market will be low due to the beginning of the week and half-day off on Tuesday. At 04:00 – data on business activity in China and an index of confidence in the business circles of New Zealand from ANZ. At 04:30 – loans to the private sector in Australia (m/m). At 09:00 – the volume of retail sales in Germany (m/m). At 15:00 – the consumer price index (CPI) in Germany (m/m). At 15:30 – data on the United States: the basic price index for personal consumption expenditure in the US (m/m), the basic price index of personal consumption expenditure in the US (y/y) and the costs of individuals in the US (m/m) . Also at 15:30 – the price index for raw materials (RMPI) in Canada (m/m). At 16:45 – the index of business activity (PMI) in Chicago (USA). At 17:00 – the index of unfinished sales in the US real estate market (m/m).
On Tuesday, May 1, the day is full with statistics on Australia, Britain, Canada and the US, but activity in the market will be understated because of the day off in several countries. At 01:45 – the construction permits in New Zealand (m/m). At 07:30 – the decision of the Reserve Bank of Australia on the interest rate. At 11:30 – the index of business activity in the manufacturing sector (PMI) of Great Britain. At 15:30 – the GDP of Canada. At 16:45 – the index of business activity in the manufacturing sector (PMI) of the United States. At 17:00 – the index of business activity in the manufacturing sector (PMI) of the United States from ISM. At 21:30 – the speech of the head of the Bank of Canada Poloz. At 23:30 – weekly stocks of crude oil in the US according to the American Petroleum Institute (API).
On Wednesday, May 2, the day is full with data on business activity, but also the market’s attention will be riveted to preliminary data on the euro area’s GDP and the publication of the Fed’s protocol. At 01:45 – a change in employment in New Zealand (q/q). At 04:45 – the index of business activity in the manufacturing sector (PMI) of China from Caixin. At 10:30 – the index of business activity PMI of Switzerland from SVME. At 10:55 – the index of business activity in the manufacturing sector (PMI) of Germany. At 11:00 – the index of business activity in the manufacturing sector (PMI) of the euro area. At 11:30 – the index of business activity in the construction sector of Great Britain. At 12:00 – preliminary data on the euro area’s GDP and the unemployment rate in the euro area. At 15:15 – the change in the number of employed in the non-agricultural sector of the US from ADP. At 17:30 – the reserves of crude oil in the United States. At 21:00 – the statement of the US Federal Open Market Committee and the decision on the interest rate of the US Federal Reserve.
On Thursday, May 3, the market will focus on data on the UK, the euro zone and the US. At 04:30 – the Australia’s trade balance. At 11:30 – the index of business activity in the services sector of Great Britain. At 12:00 – the consumer price index (CPI) in the euro area (y/y). At 15:30 – the level of productivity in the non-agricultural sector of the United States (q/q), the US trade balance and the balance of trade in Canada. At 17:00 – the index of business activity in the non-manufacturing sector (PMI) of the United States from ISM. At 19:00 – the speech of the chairman of the National Bank of Switzerland, Jordan.
On Friday, May 4, the main event of the day will be the publication of a report on employment in the US. At 04:30 -a report on the monetary policy of the Reserve Bank of Australia. At 04:45 – the index of business activity in the service sector (PMI) of China from Caixin. At 10:55 – the index of business activity in the German services sector. At 11:00 – the index of business activity in the services sector in the euro area and the volume of retail sales in the euro area (m/m). At 15:30 – data on employment in the US: the change in the number of employees in the non-agricultural sector of the United States and the unemployment rate in the US. Also, at 15:30 – the index of business activity in Canada from Ivey. At 20:00 – the number of drilling rigs in the US from Baker Hughes.
Hanzenko Anton