The main events of the day
On Thursday, November 30, the day promises to be full of statistical data on Switzerland, the eurozone and the United States. Also, on this day will be held OPEC meeting, which will be followed by the oil market.
In addition to the upcoming news on the market, there is an optimism about the British pound, which receives support from the results of the negotiations on Brexit. Also, in the market there is a continued interest in the crypto currency, in particular, to BTC/USD, which overcame the mark of 11,350, but weakened after .
- At 02:00 – release of sales of new housing (HIA) in Australia (m/m), the previous value is -6,1%.
- At 02:30 – publication of the construction permits in Australia (m/m), the forecast is -1.8%, the previous value is 1.5%.
At 03:00 – release of data on China:
– Index of business activity in the manufacturing sector (PMI) of China, the forecast is 51.4, the previous value is 51.6.
– Index of business activity in the non-manufacturing sector of China, the previous value is 54.3.
At 08:45 – release of data on GDP in Switzerland:
– Switzerland’s GDP (q/q), the forecast is 0.6%, the previous value is 0.3%.
– Swiss GDP (y/y), the forecast 0.9%, the previous value is 0.3%.
At 09:00 – release of the volume of retail sales in Germany (m/m), the forecast is 0.3%, the previous value is 0.5%.
At 10:55 – data on employment in Germany:
– Change in the number of unemployed in Germany, the forecast is -10K, the previous value is -11K.
– The unemployment rate in Germany, the forecast is 5.6%, the previous value is 5.6%.
At 12:00 – release of a news block on the euro area:
– Basic consumer price index (CPI) in the euro area (y/y), the forecast is 1.0%, the previous value is 0.9%.
– Consumer price index (CPI) in the euro area (y/y), the forecast is 1.6%, the previous value is 1.4%.
– The unemployment rate in the euro area, the forecast is 8.9%, the previous value is 8.9%.
At 15:30 – data on the US:
– Basic price index of personal consumption expenditure in the USA (m/m), the forecast is 0.2%, the previous value is 0.1%.
– The basic price index of spending on personal consumption in the US (y/y), the forecast is 1.4%, the previous value is 1.3%.
– The number of initial applications for unemployment benefits in the US, the forecast is 240K, the previous value is 239K.
– Expenses of individuals in the USA (m/m), the forecast is 0.3%, the previous value is 1.0%.
Also, at 15:30 – publication of the account of current operations of the balance of payments of Canada, the forecast is -19.5V, the previous value is -16.3V.
At 16:45 – announcement of the index of business activity (PMI) in Chicago (USA), the forecast is 63.0, the previous value is 66.2.
Hanzenko Anton