Schedule for the current week

On Monday, December 11, a small amount of news will be released, which indicates a low activity in the market.

• At 01:50 – release of the BSI index of business conditions of major Japanese manufacturers.
• The publication of the sales of new housing (HIA) in Australia (m/m) is expected.
• At 17:00 – release of the number of open vacancies in the labor market (JOLTS) in the United States.

On Tuesday, December 12, more news on this day will be released, especially on Europe and the US.

• At 02:30 – the index of housing prices in Australia (q/q).
• At 06:30 – publication of the index of business activity in the services sector of Japan (m/m).
• At 11:30 – announcement of the consumer price index (CPI) in the UK (y/y).
• At 12:00 – release of the index of economic sentiment ZEW in Germany.
• At 15:30 – publication of the basic producer price index (PPI) in the US (m/m) and the producer price index (PPI) in the US (m/m).
• At 21:00 – report on the implementation of the US federal budget.

On Wednesday, December 13, despite the publication of data on employment in the UK and inflation in the US, the market will be focused on the meeting of the US Federal Reserve and the expectation of higher rates.

• At 01:30 – release of the index of consumer sentiment in Australia by Westpac.
• At 09:00 – the consumer price index (CPI) in Germany (m/m).
• At 11:30 – announcement of the change in the number of applications for unemployment benefits in the UK and the unemployment rate in the UK.
• At 12:00 – publication of the volume of industrial production of the euro area (m/m).
• At 15:30 – a basic consumer price index (CPI) in the US (m/m).
• At 17:30 – announcement of the reserves of crude oil in the United States.
• At 21:00 – publication of the economic forecasts of FOMC and the decision on the interest rate of the US Federal Reserve.
• At 21:30 – a press conference of the Committee on Open Markets of the US Federal Reserve.

On Thursday, December 14, the day also promises to be full of news, in particular the meetings of the ECB, the Swiss Central Bank and the Bank of England.

• At 02:01 – release of the price balance of housing in the UK by RICS.
• At 02:30 – announcement of the change in the employment rate in Australia and the unemployment rate in Australia.
• At 04:00 – publication of the volume of industrial production in China (y/y).
• At 06:30 – release of the volume of industrial production in Japan (m/m).
• At 10:30 – publication of the decision of the Swiss Central Bank on the interest rate.
• At 11:00 – a press conference of the National Bank of Switzerland.
• At 11:00 – the index of business activity in the manufacturing sector (PMI) of Germany.
• At 11:30 – the volume of retail sales in the UK (m/m).
• At 14:00 – announcement of the decision on the interest rate of the Bank of England and the minutes of the meeting of the Committee on Monetary Policy of the Bank of England.
• At 14:45 – publication of the decision on the interest rate of the ECB.
• At 15:30 – the base index of retail sales in the US (m/m), the volume of retail sales in the US (m/m), the price index for new housing in Canada (m/m) and the ECB press conference.
• At 17:00 – announcement of the volume of inventory in the US (m/m).
• At 23:30 – publication of the index of business activity in the manufacturing sector (PMI) of New Zealand.

On Friday, December 15, a small amount of news will be released.

• At 01:50 – release of the sentiment index of large manufacturers in Japan by Tankan.
• At 12:00 – publication of the trade balance of the euro area.
• At 15:30 – release of the index of manufacturing activity NY Empire State (USA) and sales in the manufacturing sector of Canada (m/m).
• At 16:15 – publication of the volume of industrial production in the US (m/m).
• At 23:00 – announcement of the volume of purchases of long-term securities TIC USA.

Hanzenko Anton