The main events of Friday!

Friday, February 1, is full of employment data in Japan and purchases in Europe. But the main event of the day will be the publication of the US employment report.

At 1:30 – employment data in Japan will be released:
– Unemployment rate, the forecast of 2.2%,  previous value  2.5%.
– Jobs/applications ratio, forecast 1.65,  previous value  1.63.

At 2:30 – producer price index will be published in Australia,  forecast  0.2%,  previous value 0.8%.

At 3:45 – Caixin index of purchasing managers in the manufacturing sector of China will be published, forecast 49.7,  previous value  49.7.

At 8:45 –  consumer confidence index in Switzerland will be released,  forecast  0,  previous value  6.

At 9:30 – retail sales of Switzerland y/y will be released,  forecast  -0.2%,  previous value  -0.5%.

At 10:55 – Markit index of purchasing managers in the manufacturing sector in Germany will be published,  forecast 49.9,  previous value 49.9.

At 11:00 – Markit index of purchasing managers in the manufacturing sector in  Eurozone, forecast 50.5, previous value  50.5.

At 11:30 – Markit/CIPS index of purchasing managers in the manufacturing sector in the UK will be published,  forecast  52.7,  previous value 54.2.

At 15:30 – an employment report in the United States will be published :
– Unemployment rate, forecast  3.7%,  previous value 3.9%.
– Nonfarm payrolls, forecast 168 thousand, previous value 312 thousand
– Participation rate,  forecast 62.8%, previous value 63.1%
– Average hourly earnings m/m, forecast  0.0%,  previous value 0.4%.
– Government payrolls , forecast 4 thousand, previous value  11 thousand
– Private nonfarm payrolls, forecast 205 thousand, previous value  301 thousand
– U6 unemployment rate, 7.7% forecast,  previous value  7.6%.

At 16:30 – Markit index of purchasing managers in the manufacturing sector in Canada, forecast 54.3,  previous value 53.6.

At 16:45 – Markit index of purchasing managers in the manufacturing sector in USA, forecast 54.9, previous value  54.9.

At 17:00 – ISM index of purchasing managers in the manufacturing sector in USA will be announced, forecast 53.3, previous value 54.1.

At 20:00 –  number of Baker Hughes oil rigs in the USA will be published,  previous value 862.

Hanzenko Anton