The main events of the day

On Tuesday, October 31, the day is full of news. The market will be focused on business activity in China, rates in Japan, euro zone statistics, Canada’s GDP and US data.

At 01:30 – A news block on Japan:
– Household expenditure in Japan (m/m), the forecast is 0.1%, the previous value is 0.2%.
– Household expenditure in Japan (y/y), the forecast is 0.7%, the previous value is 0.6%.
– The ratio of the number of vacancies and job seekers in Japan, the forecast is 1.53%, the previous value is 1.52.

At 01:50 – The volume of industrial production in Japan (m m), the forecast is -1.5%, the previous value is 2.0%.

At 02:00 – Publication of:
– Sales of new housing (HIA) in Australia (m/m), the previous value is 9.1%.
– The index of confidence in the business circles of New Zealand from ANZ, the previous value is 0.0%.

At 02:30 – Announcement of private sector lending in Australia (m/m), the forecast is 0.5%, the previous value is 0.5%.

At 03:00 – Data on China:
– The index of business activity in the manufacturing sector (PMI) of China, the forecast is 52.0, the previous value is 52.4.
– The index of business activity in the non-manufacturing sector of China, the previous value is 55.4.

Preliminary announcement of the quarterly report of the Bank of Japan on the prospects of the economy and inflation.

At 08:30 – The Bank of Japan will hold a press conference.

At 12:00 – Statistics data on the euro area:
– Basic consumer price index (CPI) in the euro area (y/y), the forecast is 1.1%, the previous value is 1.1%.
– Consumer price index (CPI) in the euro area (y/y), the forecast is 1.5%, the previous value is 1.5%.
– Eurozone GDP (q/q), the forecast is 0.6%, the previous value is 0.6%.
– Eurozone GDP (y/y), the forecast is 2.1%, the previous value is 2.1%.
– The unemployment rate in the euro area, the forecast is 9.0%, the previous value is 9.1%.

At 14:30 – The labor cost index in the US (q/q), the forecast is 0.7%, the previous value is 0.5%.

At 15:30 – Data on Canada:
– Canada’s GDP (m/m), the forecast is 0.1%, the previous value is 0.0%.
– Raw Materials Price Index (RMPI) in Canada (m/m), the forecast is 0.3%, the previous value is 1.0%.

At 15:00 – Announcement of the composite housing price index S & P/CS Composite-20 (USA) excluding seasonal fluctuations (y/y), the forecast is 6.0%, the previous value is 5.8%.

At 15:45 – The index of business activity (PMI) in Chicago (USA), the forecast is 61.0, the previous value is 65.2.

At 16:00 – The US consumer confidence index by CB, the forecast is 121.0, the previous value is 119.8.

At 21:30 – The speech of the head of the Bank of Canada Poloz.

At 22:30 – Weekly stocks of crude oil in the US according to the American Petroleum Institute (API), the previous value is 0.591M.

At 23:45 – Data on employment in New Zealand:
– Change in employment in New Zealand (q/q), the forecast is 0.8%, the previous value is -0.2%.
– The unemployment rate in New Zealand, the forecast is 4.7%, the previous value is 4.8%.

Hanzenko Anton