Calendar for the week
On Monday, February 18, a small amount of news will be released. Also this day is a holiday in the USA and Canada.
- At 01:50 – Japanese data will be released: core machinery orders (m/m) (December) and core machinery orders (y/y) (December).
- At 13:00 – the monthly report of the Bundesbank will be published.
On Tuesday, February 19, the economic calendar will restore saturation thanks to the publication of the RBA protocol, an employment report in the UK and economic sentiment in the eurozone.
- At 02:30 – RBA monetary policy meeting minutes will be published.
- At 11:30 – an employment dat in the UK will be released: average earnings with bonus (December), claimant count change (January), employment change, 3m/3m (m/m) and unemployment (December ).
- At 12:00 – data for the euro area will be released: German ZEW index of current economic conditions (Feb), German ZEW index of economic sentiment (Feb), and the ZEW index of economic sentiment.
- At 23:45 – purchasing price index of producers (q/q) (Q4) of New Zealand will be published.
On Wednesday, February 20, the market’s attention will be focused on Japan’s trade balance and the Fed’s protocol.
- At 01:50 – data for Japan will be released: adjusted trade balance, export volume (y/y) (January) and trade balance (January).
- At 02:30 – wage price index (q/q) (Q4) in Australia will be announced.
- At 09:00 – German producer price index (PPI) (m/m) (January) will be published.
- At 13:00 – industrial orders index (CBI) (Feb) in the UK will be released.
- At 21:00 – FOMC meeting minutes will be publicated.
- At 23:30 – API weekly crude oil inventories in the United States.
On Thursday, February 21, the day is full of news, among which it is worth highlighting: an employment report in Australia, data on business activity in the euro area, ECB protocol and data for the United States.
- At 02:30 – an employment data in Australia will be released: employment change (January), employment change (January) and unemployment (January).
- At 09:00 – German consumer price index (CPI) (m/m) (January) will be announced.
- At 10:30 – German manufacturing business index (PMI) (Feb) will be released.
- At 11:00 – index of business activity in the manufacturing sector (PMI) (Feb) of the eurozone will be published.
- At 14:30 – the ECB meeting minutes on monetary policy will be published.
- At 15:30 – the US data will be released: non-defense capital goods shipments (excluding aircraft) (m/m), core durable goods orders (m/m) (December), Philadelphia Fed manufacturing activity index (Feb) and Philadelphia Fed employment index (Feb).
- At 16:45 – manufacturing business index (PMI) (Feb) will be released in the USA.
- At 17:00 – existing home sales (January) in the USA will be announced .
- At 17:30 – crude oil stocks in the United States will be released.
- At 19:35 – the speech of the Bank of Canada Governor Poloz will take place.
On Friday, February 22, the day is saturated with German GDP and inflation in the eurozone.
- At 00:30 – the speech of the RBA Governor Lowe.
- At 01:30 – National Core Consumer Price Index (CPI) (y/y) (January) of Japan will be announced.
- At 09:00 – German GDP data will be released: Germany’s GDP (y/y) (Q4), Germany’s GDP (q/q) (Q4), German business expectations index, German current assessment, and German Ifo business climate index.
- At 12:00 – inflation data in the eurozone.
- At 15:30 – Core retail sales index (m/m) (December) in Canada will be announced.
- At 20:00 – number of Baker Hughes oil rigs in the United States will be announced.
Hanzenko Anton