Calendar for the week

On Monday, April 23, the day is full with data on business activity in the manufacturing sector of the euro area and the US. At 10:30 – data on activity in the manufacturing sector (PMI) of Germany. At 11:00 – the index of business activity in the manufacturing sector (PMI) of the euro area. At 15:30 – the volume of wholesale sales in Canada (m/m). At 16:45 – the index of business activity in the manufacturing sector (PMI) of the United States. At 17:00 – data on sales in the secondary housing market in the US.

On Tuesday, April 24, the day is full with data on Australia, Germany and the United States. At 04:30 – the consumer price index (CPI) in Australia (q/q). At 11:00 – the index of the business climate IFO Germany. At 13:00 – the index of industrial orders (CBI) in the UK. At 16:00 – the composite housing price index S & P / CS Composite-20 (USA) without taking into account seasonal fluctuations (y/y). At 17:00 – the index of US consumer confidence from CB and the sale of new housing in the US. At 23:30 – weekly stocks of crude oil in the US according to the American Petroleum Institute (API).

On Wednesday, April 25, the day is almost empty in terms of news. At 17:00 – the reserves of crude oil in the US.

On Thursday, April 26, the market will be focused on the results of the ECB meeting and the subsequent ECB press conference. At 09:00 – the consumer climate index in Germany (Gfk). At 11:30 – the gross volume of approved mortgage loans in the UK. At 14:45 – the rates on deposit funds in the euro area and the decision on the interest rate of the ECB. At 15:30 – the base orders for durable goods in the US (m/m), the balance of foreign trade in US goods and the number of initial applications for unemployment benefits in the US. Also at 15:30 – the press conference of the ECB.

On Friday, April 27, the day is full with data on Japan, the United Kingdom of the United States. At 01:45 – the trade balance of New Zealand. At 02:30 – the basic consumer price index (CPI) in Tokyo (Japan) (y/y). At 04:30 – the producer price index (PPI) in Australia. At 06:00 – a report on the monetary policy of the Bank of Japan and a quarterly report of the Bank of Japan on the prospects for economy and inflation. At 11:00 – the speech of the chairman of the National Bank of Switzerland, Jordan. Also, at 11:00 – the change in the number of unemployed in Germany. At 11:30 – the GDP of Great Britain. At 15:30 – the US GDP (q/q). At 20:00 – the number of drilling rigs in the US from Baker Hughes.

Hanzenko Anton