Schedule for the current week
On Monday, March 5, the day is full of statistics on activity in the services sector. Also, on this day, the market will await the results of the parliamentary elections in Italy. At 02:30 – data on Australia: building permits in Australia (m/m) and gross profit companies (q/q) in Australia. At 03:45 – the index of business activity in the service sector (PMI) of China from Caixin. At 10:55 – the index of business activity in the German services sector. At 11:00 – data on business activity in the euro area: the composite index of business activity (PMI) from Markit and the index of business activity in the services sector. At 11:30 – the index of business activity in the services sector of Great Britain. At 12:00 – the volume of retail sales in the euro area (m/m). At 16:45 – data on business activity in the US: the composite index of business activity (PMI) in the US from Markit and the index of business activity (PMI) in the US services sector. At 17:00 – data on activity in the non-manufacturing sector of the US: the index of employment in the non-manufacturing sector (ISM) and the index of business activity in the non-manufacturing sector (PMI) of the United States from ISM.
On Tuesday, March 6, the market will be focused on the results of the meeting of the Central Bank of Australia, inflation in Switzerland and business activity in Canada. At 02:01 – the volume of retail sales in the UK from BRC (y/y). At 02:30 – the volume of retail sales in Australia (m/m). At 02:50 – the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision on the interest rate. At 10:15 – the consumer price index (CPI) of Switzerland (m/m). At 17:00 – the volume of industrial orders in the US (m/m). Also, at 17:00 – the index of business activity in Canada from Ivey. At 23:30 – the weekly stocks of crude oil in the US according to the American Petroleum Institute (API). At 11:40 pm – the speech of the head of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Louie.
On Wednesday, March 7, the day is full of significant news on Australia’s GDP and the euro area, the annual budget of the United Kingdom, data on employment in the US and the trade balance of Canada and the United States. At 02:30 – the GDP of Australia for the 4th quarter. At 10:30 – the price index for housing in the UK from Halifax. At 12:00 – the GDP of the eurozone for the 4th quarter. At 14:30 – the annual budget of Great Britain. At 15:15 – the change in the number of employed in the non-agricultural sector of the US from ADP. At 15:30 – the US trade balance, Canada’s labor productivity (q/q), Canada’s trade balance and the decision on the interest rate of the Bank of Canada. At 17:30 – the reserves of crude oil in the US.
On Thursday, March 8, the day is full of data on Japan’s GDP and data on the trade balance of China and Australia, but the market will be mainly focused on the results of the ECB meeting and the subsequent press conference. At 01:50 – the GDP of Japan. At 02:01 – the balance of house prices in the UK from RICS. At 02:30 – the trade balance of Australia. At 05:00 – the trade balance of China (USD). At 08:45 – the unemployment rate in Switzerland. At 09:00 – the volume of production orders in Germany (m/m). At 14:45 – the decision on the interest rate of the ECB. At 15:30 – the number of initial applications for unemployment benefits in the US and building permits in Canada (m/m). Also, at 15:30 – a press conference of the ECB. At 22:50 – a speech of Bank of Canada member Lane. At 23:45 – the volume of retail sales (paid by electronic cards) in New Zealand (m/m).
On Friday, March 9, the market will be focused on employment data in the US. At 01:30 – the index of household spending in Japan. At 03:30 – the consumer price index (CPI) in China. Preliminary expected press conference of the Bank of Japan. At 09:00 – the volume of industrial production in Germany (m/m) and the Germany’s trade balance. At 11:30 – the volume of production in the manufacturing industry in the UK (m/m) and the UK trade balance. At 15:30 – the change in the number of employed in the non-agricultural sector of the United States, the unemployment rate in the US and the change in employment in Canada. At 20:00 – the number of drilling rigs in the US from Baker Hughes.
Hanzenko Anton