The main events of the day

On Wednesday, January 3, the day is full of statistics on activity in the manufacturing sector in Europe and the US.

At 10:30 PM – release of the index of business activity PMI of Switzerland by SVME, the forecast is 64.6, the previous value is 65.1.

At 11:00 – publication of data on employment in Germany:
– Change in the number of unemployed in Germany, the forecast is -12K, the previous value is -18K.
– The unemployment rate in Germany, the forecast is 5.5%, the previous value is 5.6%.

At 11:30 – release of the index of business activity in the construction sector of Great Britain, the forecast is 52.7, the previous value is 53.1.

At 17:00 – data on the US:
– The index of employment in the manufacturing sector of the US by ISM, the forecast is 58.8, the previous value is 59.7.
– The index of business activity in the manufacturing sector (PMI) of the United States by ISM, the forecast is 58.1, the previous value is 58.2.

Hanzenko Anton