The main events of Thursday!

Thursday, April 19, is full of statistics, especially the first half of the day.

At 01:45 – data on inflation in New Zealand:
– Consumer Price Index (CPI) in New Zealand (q/q), the forecast is 0.4%, the previous value is 0.1%.
– Consumer Price Index (CPI) in New Zealand (y/y), the forecast is 1.1%, the previous value is 1.6%.

At 04:30 – data on employment in Australia:
– Change in the employment rate in Australia, the forecast is 20.3K, the previous value is 17.5K.
– Change in full employment in Australia, the previous value is 64.9K.
– The index of business confidence NAB in Australia (quarterly), the previous value is 6.
– The unemployment rate in Australia, the forecast is 5.5%, the previous value is 5.6%.

At 11:30 – retail sales in the UK:
– The basic index of retail sales in the UK (m/m), the forecast is -0.4%, the previous value is 0.6%.
– The basic index of retail sales in the UK (y/y), the forecast is 1.4%, the previous value is 1.1%.
– The volume of retail sales in the UK (m/m), the forecast is -0.5%, the previous value is 0.8%.
– The volume of retail sales in the UK (y/y), the forecast is 2.0%, the previous value is 1.5%.

At 15:30 – statistics on the US:
– The number of initial applications for unemployment benefits in the US, the forecast is 230K, the previous value is 233K.
– Index of manufacturing activity from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (USA), the forecast is 20.8, the previous value is 22.3.
– The employment index of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (USA), the previous value is 25.6.

Also, at 15:30 – a change in the number of employed in the non-agricultural sector from ADP, the previous value is 32.7K.

Hanzenko Anton