The main events of the day

On Friday, February 16, the day promises to be full of news on the UK and the US.

At the same time, the dynamics of the market remains limited due to the weekend in Asia and the expectation of movement in the US currency.

At 00:30 – the speech of the head of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Louie.

At 11:30 – data on retail sales in the UK:
– The basic index of retail sales in the UK (y/y), the forecast is 2.5%, the previous value is 1.3%.
– The basic retail sales index in the UK (m/m), the forecast is 0.6%, the previous value is -1.6%.
– The volume of retail sales in the UK (m/m), the forecast is 0.5%, the previous value is -1.5%.
– The volume of retail sales in the UK (y/y), the forecast is 2.6%, the previous value is 1.4%.

At 15:30 – a news block on the US:
– The number of issued construction permits in the US, the forecast is 1,300M, the previous value is 1,300M.
– The number of building permits issued in the US (m/m), the previous value is -0.2%.
– US export price index (m/m), the forecast is 0.3%, the previous value is -0.1%.
– The volume of construction of new homes in the US, the forecast is 1,234M, the previous value is 1,192M.
– The volume of construction of new homes in the US (m/m), the previous value is -8.2%.
– US import price index (m/m), the forecast is 0.6%, the previous value is 0.1%.

Also, at 15:30 – will release data for Canada:
– The volume of foreign investment in Canadian securities, the previous value is 19.56V.
– Sales in the manufacturing sector of Canada (m/m), the forecast is 0.2%, the previous value is 3.4%.

At 20:00 – the number of drilling rigs in the US from Baker Hughes, the previous value is 791.

Hanzenko Anton