The main events of the day

On Thursday, February 15, the market will be focused on data from Australia, the US and Canada.

The recovery of world stock indices partially restores optimism to the market, but concerns about risks remain.

At 02:30 – data on employment in Australia:
– Change in employment in Australia, the forecast is 15.0K, the previous value is 34.7K.
– Change in full employment in Australia, the previous value is 15.1K.
– The unemployment rate in Australia, the forecast is 5.5%, the previous value is 5.5%.

At 06:30 – the volume of industrial production in Japan (m/m), the forecast is 2.7%, the previous value is 2.7%.

At 12:00 – trade balance of the euro area, the forecast is 30.2D, the previous value is 26.3D.

At 15:30 – a news block for the US:
– Basic producer price index (PPI) in the USA (m/m), the forecast is 0.2%, the previous value is -0.1%.
– The number of initial applications for unemployment benefits in the US, the forecast is 230K, the previous value is 221K.
– Index of manufacturing activity NY Empire State (USA), the forecast is 17.50, the previous value is 17.70.
– Index of manufacturing activity from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (USA), the forecast is 21.1, the previous value is 22.2.
– The employment index of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (USA), the previous value is 16.8.
– Producer Price Index (PPI) in the US (m/m), the forecast is 0.4%, the previous value is -0.1%.

Also, at 15:30 – the change in the number of non-agricultural workers from ADP Canada, the previous value is -7.1K.

At 16:15 – the volume of industrial production in the US (m/m), the forecast is 0.2%, the previous value is 0.9%.

At 20:30 – a speech of a member of the Board of the Bank of Canada Shembri.

At 23:00 – the volume of purchases of long-term securities TIC USA, the forecast is 50.3D, the previous value is 57.5V.

At 23:30 – the index of business activity in the manufacturing sector (PMI) of New Zealand, the previous value is 51.2.

Hanzenko Anton