The main events of the day

On Friday, March 9, the day is full of data on inflation in China, production in the UK and employment in Canada. Also on this day, a report of the Bank of Japan is expected. The market will be focused on the report on employment in the US.

At 01:30 – there will be data on Japan:
– Household expenditure in Japan (m/m), the forecast is -1.1%, the previous value is -0.1%.
– Household expenditure in Japan (y/y), the forecast is -0,4%, the previous value is -2,5%.

At 03:30 – will publish statistics on inflation in China:
– Consumer Price Index (CPI) in China (m/m), the forecast is 0.8%, the previous value is 0.6%.
– Consumer Price Index (CPI) in China (y/y), the forecast is 2.5%, the previous value is 1.5%.
– Producer price index in China (y/y), the forecast is 3.8%, the previous value is 4.3%.

At 09:00 – data on Germany:
– The volume of industrial production in Germany (m / m), the forecast is 0.5%, the previous value is -0.6%.
– Germany’s trade balance, forecast 21.1B, the previous value of 21.4V.

At 11:30 – data on the UK:
– The volume of industrial production in Great Britain (m/m), the forecast is 1.5%, the previous value is -1.3%.
– The volume of production in the manufacturing industry in the UK (m/m), the forecast is 0.2%, the previous value is 0.3%.
– The trade balance in the UK, the forecast is -12.00D, the previous value is -13.58D.
– The trade balance in the UK excluding EU countries, the forecast is -4.40D, the previous value is -5.18D.

At 15:30 – a report on employment in the US:
– Average hourly wage in the US (m/m), the forecast is 0.2%, the previous value is 0.3%.
– Change in the number of employed in the non-agricultural sector of the US, the forecast is 200K, the previous value is 200K.
– The proportion of economically active population in the US, the previous value is 62.7%.
– Change in the number of employed in the private non-agricultural sector of the US, the forecast is 191K, the previous value is 196K.
– The unemployment rate in the US, the forecast is 4.0%, the previous value is 4.1%.

Also, at 15:30 – data on employment in Canada:
– Change in employment in Canada, the forecast is 20.0K, the previous value is -88.0K.
– The unemployment rate in Canada, the forecast is 5.9%, the previous value is 5.9%.

At 20:00 – the number of drilling rigs in the US from Baker Hughes, the previous value is 800.

Hanzenko Anton