The main events of the day

Friday, March 2, is full of data on the UK and Canada. Also, the market begins to prepare for the results of the elections in Italy, which will take place on Sunday, and monitor the negotiations on the formation of a coalition in Germany.

At 01:30 – data on inflation in Japan:
– Household expenditure in Japan (y/y), the forecast is -0.3%, the previous value is -0.1%.
– The ratio of the number of vacancies and job seekers in Japan, the forecast is 1.60, the previous value is 1.59.
– Basic consumer price index (CPI) in Tokyo (Japan) (y/y), the forecast is 0.8%, the previous value is 0.7%.

At 02:00 – the speech of the head of the Bank of England Carney.

Also, at 02:00 – sales of new housing (HIA) in Australia (m/m), the previous value is 0.7%.

At 09:00 – the volume of retail sales in Germany (m/m), the forecast is 0.9%, the previous value is -1.9%.

At 11:30 – the index of business activity in the construction sector of Great Britain, the forecast is 50.5, the previous value is 50.2.

At 12:00 – the speech of the head of the Bank of England Carney.

At 15:30 – data on Canada’s GDP:
– Canada’s GDP (m/m), the forecast is 0.1%, the previous value is 0.4%.
– Canada’s GDP (q/q), the previous value is 0.4%.
– Change in Canada’s GDP for the year (q/q), the forecast is 2.0%, the previous value is 1.7%.

At 20:00 – the number of drilling rigs in the US from Baker Hughes, the previous value is 799.

Hanzenko Anton