The main events of the day

Friday, February 9, is full of data on China, Britain and Canada. The market monitors the dynamics of world stock indices and the overall dynamics of the US currency after a slight slowdown on Thursday.

At 02:30 – data on Australia:
– Housing loans in Australia (m/m), the forecast is -0,9%, the previous value is 2,1%.
– Report on the Monetary Policy of the Reserve Bank of Australia.

At 03:30 – data on inflation in China:
– Consumer Price Index (CPI) in China (y/y), the forecast is 1.5%, the previous value is 1.8%.
– Consumer Price Index (CPI) in China (m/m), the forecast is 0.7%, the previous value is 0.3%.
– Producer price index in China (y/y), the forecast is 4.3%, the previous value is 4.9%.

At 06:30 – the index of business activity in the services sector of Japan (m/m), the forecast is 0.2%, the previous value is 1.1%.

At 08:45 – data on employment in Switzerland:
– The unemployment rate in Switzerland excluding seasonal changes, the forecast is 3.4%, the previous value is 3.3%.
– The unemployment rate in Switzerland (seasonally adjusted), the forecast is 3.0%, the previous value is 3.0%.

At 11:30 – a block of statistics on the UK:
– the UK industrial production (m/m), the forecast is -0,9%, the previous value is 0,4%.
– The volume of production in the manufacturing industry in the UK (m/m), the forecast is 0.3%, the previous value is 0.4%.
– The balance of trade in the UK, the forecast is -11.50D, the previous value is -12.23D.
– The balance of trade in the UK excluding the EU countries, the forecast is -4.10D, the previous value is -4.68D.

At 15:00 – the estimate of GDP growth in the UK from NIESR, the previous value of 0.6%.

At 15:30 – announce the data on employment in Canada:
– Change in employment in Canada, the forecast is -2.0K, the previous value is 78.6K.
– The unemployment rate in Canada, the forecast is 5.8%, the previous value is 5.7%.

At 18:45 – a speech of the member of the Committee on Monetary Policy of the Bank of England, Cunliffe.

At 20:00 – the number of drilling rigs in the US from Baker Hughes, the previous value is 765.

Hanzenko Anton