The main events of the day

On Tuesday, December 26, will be released a small amount of news, but activity in the market will remain low.

After the celebration of the Catholic Christmas activity on the market will be renewed, but not in full, due to the expectation of the New Year celebration.

At 01:30 – data on Japan:
– Household expenditure in Japan (m/m), the forecast is 1.2%, the previous value is -2.0%.
– Household expenditure in Japan (y/y), the forecast is 0.5%, the previous value is -0.3%.
– The ratio of the number of vacancies and job seekers in Japan, the forecast is 1.56, the previous value is 1.55.
– The nationwide basic consumer price index (CPI) in Japan (y/y), the forecast is 0.8%, the previous value is 0.8%.
– The basic consumer price index (CPI) in Tokyo (Japan) (y/y), the forecast is 0.7%, the previous value is 0.6%.

At 01:50 – publication of the minutes of the meeting on the monetary policy of the Bank of Japan.

At 17:00 – issue of the index of US consumer confidence by CB, the forecast is 128.0, the previous value is 129.5.

At 11:35 – announcement of weekly stocks of crude oil in the US according to the American Petroleum Institute (API), the previous value is -5.222M.

Hanzenko Anton