Schedule for the current week

On Monday, January 22, a small amount of news will be released.

• At 01:00 – issue of the index of business confidence in Japan from Reuters Tankan.
• At 15:30 – announcement of the index of national activity FRB Chicago (USA).
• Also, at 15:30 – release of the volume of wholesale sales in Canada (m/m).

On Tuesday, January 23, the day is full of statistics on Japan and the eurozone.

• At 05:00 – announcement of the decision of the Bank of Japan on the interest rate.
• At 07:00 – publication of the quarterly report of the Bank of Japan on the prospects for economy and inflation.
• At 12:00 – release of the index of economic sentiment ZEW in Germany and the index of economic sentiment from ZEW in the eurozone.
• At 13:00 – publication of the index of industrial orders (CBI) in the UK.
• At 23:35 – a weekly stocks of crude oil in the US according to the American Petroleum Institute (API).

On Wednesday, January 24, the day promises to be full of statistics on the euro area, the UK and the US.

• At 01:50 – release of the Japan’s trade balance.
• At 10:30 – publication of the index of business activity in the manufacturing sector (PMI) of Germany.
• At 11:00 – announcement of the index of business activity in the manufacturing sector (PMI) of the euro area.
• At 11:30 – release of the data on employment in the UK: the average wage level (including premiums) in the UK and the change in the number of applications for unemployment benefits in the UK.
• At 17:00 – release of sales in the secondary housing market in the US.
• At 17:30 – announcement of the reserves of crude oil in the United States.
• At 23:45 – publication of the consumer price index (CPI) in New Zealand (q/q).

On Thursday, January 25, the market will focus on the results of the ECB meeting.

• At 11:00 – release of the business climate index IFO Germany.
• At 11:30 – announcement of the gross volume of approved mortgage loans in the UK.
• At 14:45 – publication of the results of the ECB meeting: the deposit rate in the euro area and the decision on the interest rate of the ECB.
• At 15:30 – data on the US: the balance of foreign trade in the US goods and the number of initial applications for unemployment benefits in the US.
• Also at 15:30 – the base index of retail sales in Canada (m/m).
• At 15:30 – the press conference of the ECB.
• At 17:00 – publication of sales of new housing in the US.

On Friday, January 26, the day is full of data on the UK GDP, the US inflation and inflation in Canada.

• At 01:30 – release of the nationwide basic consumer price index (CPI) in Japan and a protocol of the meeting on the monetary policy of the Bank of Japan.
• At 11:30 – publication of the GDP of Great Britain.
• At 15:30 – data on the US: basic orders for durable goods in the US (m/m) and the US GDP (q/q).
• Also, at 15:30 – announcement of the basic consumer price index (CPI) in Canada (m/m).
• At 20:00 – rlease of a number of drilling rigs in the US from Baker Hughes.

Hanzenko Anton