Main Events of Friday

On Friday, April 20, the day is full with inflation data on Japan and Canada.

At 02:30 – the nationwide basic consumer price index (CPI) in Japan (y/y), the forecast is 0.9%, the previous value is 1.0%.

At 07:30 – the index of business activity in the services sector of Japan (m/m), the forecast is 0.1%, the previous value is -0.6%.

At 09:00 – Producer Price Index (PPI) of Germany (m/m), the forecast is 0.2%, the previous value is -0.1%.

At 14:30 – the speech of the President of the Bundesbank Veidmann.

At 15:30 – data on inflation in Canada:
– The basic consumer price index (CPI) in Canada (y/y), the forecast is 1.5%, the previous value is 1.5%.
– The basic consumer price index (CPI) in Canada (m/m), the previous value is 0.7%.
– The basic index of retail sales in Canada (m/m), the forecast is 0.4%, the previous value is 0.9%.
– Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Canada (m/m), the forecast is 0.4%, the previous value is 0.6%.
– The volume of retail sales in Canada (m/m), the forecast is 0.4%, the previous value is 0.3%.

At 20:00 – a number of drilling rigs in the US from Baker Hughes, the previous value is 815.

Hanzenko Anton