The main events of Thursday!

On Thursday, May 17, it is worth noting the report on employment in Australia and statistics on manufacturing activity in the US.

At 01:45 – the index of procurement prices of New Zealand producers (q/q), the forecast is 0.3%, the previous value is 0.9%.

04:30 – the report on employment and in Australia:
– Change in the employment rate in Australia, the forecast is 20.3K, the previous value is 4.9K.
– Change in full employment in Australia, the previous value is -19.9K.
– The unemployment rate in Australia, the forecast is 5.5%, the previous value is 5.5%.

At 12:00 –  a trade balance of the euro area, the previous value is 18.9D.

At 15:30 – a news block for the US:
– The number of initial applications for unemployment benefits in the US, the forecast is 215K, the previous value is 211K.
– Index of manufacturing activity from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (USA), the forecast is 21.0, the previous value is 23.2.
– The employment index of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (USA), the previous value is 27.1.

Also, at 15:30 – the volume of foreign investment in Canadian securities, the previous value is 3.96D.

Hanzenko Anton