The main events of the day

On Thursday, October 19, the day will be full of data on Australia, China, Britain and the US.

At 02:50 – Release of data on Japan:
– Japan’s visible trade of balance (seasonally adjusted), the forecast is 0.32T, the previous value is 0.37T.
– The volume of exports of Japan (y/y), the forecast is 14.9%, the previous value is 18.1%.
– Japan’s visible trade of balance, the forecast is 560V, the previous value is 113V.

At 03:30 – Publication of data on employment in Australia:
– Change in employment in Australia, the forecast is 15.0K, the previous value is 54.2K.
– Change in full employment in Australia, the previous value is 40.1K.
– The index of business confidence NAB in Australia (quarterly), the previous value is 7.
– The unemployment rate in Australia, the forecast is 5.6%, the previous value is 5.6%.

At 05:00 – Publication of data on China:
– Investments in China’s fixed capital (y/y), the forecast is 7.7%, the previous value is 7.8%.
– China’s GDP (q/q), the forecast is 1.7%, the previous value is 1.7%.
– China’s GDP (y/y), the forecast is 6.8%, the previous value is 6.9%.
– The volume of industrial production in China (y/y), the forecast is 6.2%, the previous value is 6.0%.

At 11:30 – Publication of data on sales in the UK:
– The core retail sales index in the UK (y/y), the forecast is 2.4%, the previous value is 2.8%.
– The core retail sales index in the UK (m/m), the forecast is 0.1%, the previous value is 1.0%.
– The volume of retail sales in the UK (y/y), the forecast is 2.1%, the previous value is 2.4%.
– The volume of retail sales in the UK (m/m), the forecast is -0.1%, the previous value is 1.0%.

At 15:30 – Release of news block in the US:
– The number of initial applications for unemployment benefits in the US, the forecast is 240K, the previous value is 243K.
– Index of manufacturing activity from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (USA), the forecast is 22.0, the previous value is 23.8.
– The employment index of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (USA), the previous value is 6.6.

Hanzenko Anton