Economic Calendar

Time Country Period Event Sense Forecast Previous
February 20, 2017
Day EUR calender forex February Eurogroup Meetings
Day USD calender forex Bank Holiday
00:45 NZD calender forex PPI Input q/q 1.0% 0.9% 1.5%
Name:

PPI Input q/q

  • Source:

    Statistics New Zealand

00:45 NZD calender forex PPI Output q/q 1.5% 0.6% 1.0%
02:50 JPY calender forex January Trade Balance 0.16T 0.28T 0.33T
03:01 GBP calender forex January Rightmove HPI m/m 2.0% 0.4%
10:00 EUR calender forex January German PPI m/m 0.7% 0.3% 0.4%
14:00 EUR calender forex January German Buba Monthly Report
14:00 GBP calender forex January CBI Industrial Order Expectations 8 5 5
16:30 CAD calender forex January Wholesale Sales m/m 0.7% 0.4% 0.1%
18:00 EUR calender forex February Consumer Confidence -6 -5 -5
February 21, 2017
Day EUR calender forex January ECOFIN Meetings
03:30 AUD calender forex February Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes
Name:

Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes

  • Source:

    Reserve Bank of Australia

03:30 JPY calender forex Flash Manufacturing PMI 53.5 52.1 52.7
07:30 JPY calender forex January All Industries Activity m/m -0.3% -0.2% 0.4%
10:00 CHF calender forex January Trade Balance 4.73B 3.03B 2.69B
10:45 EUR calender forex French Final CPI m/m -0.2% -0.2% -0.2%
11:00 EUR calender forex February French Flash Manufacturing PMI 52.3 53.5 53.6
11:00 EUR calender forex January French Flash Services PMI 56.7 53.8 54.1
11:30 EUR calender forex February German Flash Manufacturing PMI 57.0 56.2 56.4
11:30 EUR calender forex January German Flash Services PMI 54.4 53.6 53.4
12:00 EUR calender forex January Flash Manufacturing PMI 55.5 55.0 55.2
12:00 EUR calender forex January Flash Services PMI 55.6 53.7 53.7
12:30 GBP calender forex January Public Sector Net Borrowing -9.8B -14.4B 4.2B
13:00 GBP calender forex January Inflation Report Hearings
Name:

Inflation Report Hearings

  • Source:

    Parliament

16:50 USD calender forex FOMC Member Kashkari Speaks
16:52 NZD calender forex GDT Price Index -3.2% 1.3%
Name:

GDT Price Index

  • Source:

    GDT

17:45 USD calender forex January Flash Manufacturing PMI 54.3 54.7 55.0
17:45 USD calender forex Flash Services PMI 53.9 55.8 55.6
18:30 AUD calender forex January CB Leading Index m/m -0.1% 0.5%
20:00 USD calender forex FOMC Member Harker Speaks
February 22, 2017
00:30 AUD calender forex RBA Gov Lowe Speaks
Name:

RBA Gov Lowe Speaks

02:30 AUD calender forex January MI Leading Index m/m 0.0% 0.4%
03:30 AUD calender forex Construction Work Done q/q -0.2% 0.5% -4.4%
03:30 AUD calender forex Wage Price Index q/q 0.5% 0.5% 0.4%
05:00 NZD calender forex January Credit Card Spending y/y 7.1% 8.6%
12:00 CHF calender forex Credit Suisse Economic Expectations 19.4 18.5
12:00 EUR calender forex February German Ifo Business Climate 111.0 109.6 109.9
12:30 GBP calender forex Second Estimate GDP q/q 0.7% 0.6% 0.6%
Name:

Second Estimate GDP q/q

  • Better if:

    Sense > Forecast

  • Source:

    Office for National Statistics

12:30 GBP calender forex Prelim Business Investment q/q -1.0% 0.0% 0.4%
12:30 GBP calender forex January Index of Services 3m/3m 0.8% 0.8% 0.9%
13:00 EUR calender forex Final CPI y/y 1.8% 1.8% 1.8%
13:00 EUR calender forex Final Core CPI y/y 0.9% 0.9% 0.9%
13:35 EUR calender forex German 30-y Bond Auction 1.04|1.3 1.20|1.4
14:00 GBP calender forex MPC Member Cunliffe Speaks
16:30 CAD calender forex December Core Retail Sales -0.3% 0.8% -0.1%
Name:

Core Retail Sales m/m

Essence:

Core Retail Sales measures the change in the total value of sales at retail outlets, excluding automobiles. Automobile sales are substantial part of Retail Sales, but due to high volatility they tend to distort the true picture. Core Retail Sales is considered to be a better gauge of of consumption and consumer confidence.

Why imprtant:

It is an important indicator of consumer spending and consumer confidence. Thought to be used to forecast near-term economic developments. 

  • Better if:

    Sense > Forecast

  • Periodicity:

    Monthly, approximately 50 days after the reporting month ends.

  • Source:

    Statistics Canada

16:30 CAD calender forex January Retail Sales m/m -0.5% 0.1% 0.3%
16:59 EUR calender forex January Belgian NBB Business Climate -1.1 1.1 0.5
17:00 CNY calender forex January CB Leading Index m/m 1.1% 0.8%
18:00 USD calender forex January Existing Home Sales 5.69M 5.55M 5.51M
21:00 USD calender forex FOMC Member Powell Speaks
22:00 USD calender forex FOMC Meeting Minutes
Name:

FOMC Meeting Minutes

  • Source:

    Federal Reserve

23:00 GBP calender forex MPC Member Shafik Speaks
February 23, 2017
02:50 JPY calender forex SPPI y/y 0.5% 0.4% 0.5%
03:30 AUD calender forex Private Capital Expenditure q/q -2.1% -0.4% -3.3%
Name:

Private Capital Expenditure q/q

  • Source:

    Australian Bureau of Statistics

10:00 EUR calender forex German Final GDP q/q 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
10:00 EUR calender forex January GfK German Consumer Climate 10.0 10.3 10.2
12:00 EUR calender forex January Italian Retail Sales m/m -0.5% 0.2% -0.7%
13:34 GBP calender forex January 10-y Bond Auction 1.18|2.3 1.45|2.3
14:00 GBP calender forex January CBI Realized Sales 9 5 -8
15:00 USD calender forex Treasury Sec Mnuchin Speaks
16:30 CAD calender forex Corporate Profits q/q 3.6% 14.0%
16:30 USD calender forex Week Unemployment Claims 244K 242K 238K
Name:

Unemployment Claims

  • Better if:

    Sense < Forecast

  • Source:

    Department of Labor

17:00 USD calender forex January HPI m/m 0.4% 0.4% 0.7%
18:30 USD calender forex January Natural Gas Storage -89B -86B -114B
19:00 USD calender forex January Crude Oil Inventories 0.6M 3.4M 9.5M
Name:

Crude Oil Inventories

  • Source:

    Energy Information Administration

21:00 USD calender forex FOMC Member Kaplan Speaks
February 24, 2017
01:30 AUD calender forex RBA Gov Lowe Speaks
Name:

RBA Gov Lowe Speaks

12:30 GBP calender forex January BBA Mortgage Approvals 44.7K 41.9K 43.6K
16:30 CAD calender forex January CPI m/m 0.9% 0.3% -0.2%
Name:

CPI m/m

  • Better if:

    Sense > Forecast

  • Source:

    Statistics Canada

16:30 CAD calender forex Trimmed CPI y/y 1.7% 1.6%
16:30 CAD calender forex Median CPI y/y 1.9% 1.9%
16:30 CAD calender forex Common CPI y/y 1.3% 1.4%
16:35 CAD calender forex January Core CPI m/m 0.5% -0.1% -0.3%
18:00 USD calender forex January New Home Sales 555K 575K 535K
18:00 USD calender forex January Revised UoM Consumer Sentiment 96.3 96.1 95.7
18:00 USD calender forex January Revised UoM Inflation Expectations 2.7% 2.8%
18:00 USD calender forex President Trump Speaks
Name:

President Trump Speaks

February 25, 2017
February 26, 2017

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