The main events of the day

On Wednesday, November 22, the day promises to be full of news on the US because of the weekend on Thursday.

• At 01:00 – Fed Chairman, Yellen will deliver a speech.
• At 02:30 – publication of completed construction work in Australia (q/q), the forecast is -2.3%, the previous value is 9.3%.
• At 14:30 – publication of a report on the fall forecast of the UK treasury.
• At 15:30 – data on the US:
  – Basic orders for durable goods in the US (m/m), the forecast is 0.5%, the previous value is 0.7%.
  – The volume of orders for durable goods in the US (m/m), the forecast is 0.3%, the previous value is 2.0%.
  – The number of initial applications for unemployment benefits in the US, the forecast is 240K, the previous value is 249K.
• At 17:30 – publication of data on oil reserves in the US:
  – Reserves of crude oil in the US, the forecast is -2.167M, the previous value is 1.854M.
  – Data on excess oil reserves in Cushing (Oklahoma, USA), the previous value is -1,504M.
• At 20:00 – publication of a number of drilling rigs in the US by Baker Hughes, the previous value is 738.
• At 21:00 – publication of the FOMC protocols.
• At 23:45 – data on retail sales in New Zealand:
  – The base retail sales index in New Zealand (q/q), the forecast is 0.9%, the previous value is 2.1%.
  – Retail sales in New Zealand (q/q), the forecast is 0.4%, the previous value is 2.0%.

Hanzenko Anton