The main events of Thursday!

On Thursday, August 9, the day is full of data, among which are the results of the RBNZ meeting, inflation in China, employment in Switzerland and US statistics.

At 00:00 – the results of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand meeting:
– Interest rate decision, forecast  1.75%, the previous value  1.75%.
– Monetary Policy Report of the RBNZ.
– Reserve Bank of New Zealand Statement.

At 01:00 – the RBNZ press conference will be held.

At 02:01 – RICS house price balance  (July) in the UK, forecast 4%, previous value 2%.

At 04:30 – an inflation report in China:
– Consumer price index (CPI) (m / m) (July), forecast 0.2%, previous value  -0.1%.
– Consumer price index (CPI) (y / y) (July), forecast 1.9%, previous value 1.9%.
– Producer Price Index (YoY) (July), forecast 4.6%, previous value 4.7%.

At 08:45 – employment data in Switzerland:
– Unemployment rate in Switzerland excluding seasonal changes (July), forecast 2.4%, previous value 2.4%.
– Unemployment rate in Switzerland with seasonal changes (July), forecast 2.6%, previous value 2.6%.

At 11:00 –  monthly report of the ECB will be published.

At 15:15 – volume of housing starts (July) in Canada, forecast 219.5K,  previous value  248.1K.

At 15:30 –  data on the US:
–  Core producer price index (PPI) (m / m) (July), forecast 0.2%, previous value 0.3%.
– The number of initial jobless claims, forecast 220K,  previous value  218K.
– Producer Price Index (PPI) (m / m) (July), forecast 0.2%, previous value 0.3%.

Also at 15:30 –  new housing price index  (m / m) (June) in Canada, forecast 0.1%,  previous value 0.0%.

Hanzenko Anton