The main events of the day

On Friday, November 3, the day promises to be full of statistics on the US, but the market will be riveted on data on employment in the US.

At 02:30 – The volume of retail sales in Australia (m/m), the forecast is 0.4%, the previous value is -0.6%.

At 03:45 – Publication of the index of business activity in the service sector (PMI) of China from Caixin, the forecast is 50.8, the previous value is 5.6.

At 11:30 – Release of the index of business activity in the services sector of Great Britain, the forecast is 53.3, the previous value is 53.6.

At 14:30 – Publication of employment data on the US:
– Average hourly wage in the US (m/m), the forecast is 0.2%, the previous value is 0.5%.
– Change in the number of employed in the non-agricultural sector of the US, the forecast is 310K, the previous value is -33K.
– The proportion of economically active population in the US, the previous value is 63.1%.
– Change in the number of employed in the private non-agricultural sector of the United States, the forecast is 303K, the previous value is -40K.
– The balance of the US trade balance, the forecast is -43.20V, the previous value is 42.40V.
– The unemployment rate in the US, the forecast is 4.2%, the previous value is 4.2%.

Also at 14:30 – Data on Canada:
– Change in employment in Canada, the forecast is 15.0K, the previous value is 10.0K.
– Canada’s trade balance, the forecast is -3.00V, the previous value is -31V.
– The unemployment rate in Canada, the forecast is 6.2%, the previous value is 6.2%.

At 15:45 – Announcement of the data on business activity in the US:
– Composite index of business activity (PMI) in the USA by Markit, the previous value is 55.7.
– The index of business activity (PMI) in the US services sector, the forecast is 55.9, the previous value is 55.9.

At 16:00 – A news block on the US:
– The volume of industrial orders in the US (m/m), the forecast is 1.3%, the previous value is 1.2%.
– The index of employment in the non-manufacturing sector (ISM) of the United States, the previous value is 56.8%.
– The index of business activity in the non-manufacturing sector (PMI) of the USA by ISM, the forecast is 58.5, the previous value is 59.8.

At 19:00 – Release of the number of drilling rigs in the US by Baker Hughes, the previous value is 737.

Hanzenko Anton