The main events of the day

On Wednesday, October 18, the day is full of news on employment in the UK and real estate in the USA.

At 03:30 – Release of business confidence index NAB in Australia (quarterly), the previous value is 7.

At 11:10 – The speech of the head of the ECB Draghi will be held.

At 11:30 – Publication of the data on employment in the UK:
– The average wage level (including premiums) in the UK, the forecast is 2.1%, the previous value is 2.1%.
– Change in the number of applications for unemployment benefits in the UK, the forecast is 1.0K, the previous value is -2.8K.
– The unemployment rate in the UK, the forecast is 4.3%, the previous value is 4.3%.

At 15:30 – Release of the data on the US:
– The number of construction permits issued in the US, the forecast is 1,250M, the previous value is 1,272M.
– The number of construction permits issued in the US (m/m), forecast is -2.9%, the previous value is 5.7%.
– The volume of construction of new homes in the US, the forecast is 1,175M, the previous value is 1,180M.
– The volume of construction of new homes in the US (m/m), the forecast is -0.5%, the previous value is -0.8%.

At 15:30 – Release of sales in the manufacturing sector of Canada (m/m), the forecast is -0.1%, the previous value is -2.6%.

At 17:30 – Announcement of the oil reserves in the US:
– Reserves of crude oil in the US, forecast is -4.750M, the previous value is -2.747M.
– Data on surplus oil reserves in Cushing (Oklahoma, USA), the previous value is 1.322M.

At 21:00 – Publication of the “Beige Book” of the US Federal Reserve.

Hanzenko Anton