Global News and Data Calendar

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Date    GMT /Local          Event

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31-Dec  0100/0900  ***  CN  CFLP Manufacturing PMI

31-Dec  0100/0900  **   CN  CFLP Non-Manufacturing PMI

02-Jan      -      *    FR  car registrations

02-Jan  2230/0930  **   AU  AI Group manufacturing index

02-Jan  0145/0945  ***  CN  Caixin Manufacturing PMI

02-Jan  0815/0915  **   ES  Markit Manufacturing PMI (f)

02-Jan  0845/0945  **   IT  Markit Manufacturing PMI (f)

02-Jan  0850/0950  **   FR  Markit Manufacturing PMI (f)

02-Jan  0855/0955  **   DE  Markit Manufacturing PMI (f)

02-Jan  0900/1000  **   EU  Markit Manufacturing PMI (f)

02-Jan  0930/0930  **   UK  Markit/CIPS Manufacturing PMI

02-Jan  1445/0945  ***  US  Markit Manufacturing Index (final)

03-Jan      -      ***  US  domestic made vehicle sales

03-Jan  0700/0800  **   DE  ILO employment

03-Jan  0800/0900  *    ES  unemployment

03-Jan  0855/0955  **   DE  unemployment

03-Jan  0930/0930  **   UK  Markit/CIPS Construction PMI

03-Jan  1200/0700  **   US  MBA weekly applications index

03-Jan  1355/0855  **   US  Redbook Retail Sales Index

03-Jan  1445/0945  *    US  ISM-NY Manufacturing Index

03-Jan  1500/1000  ***  US  ISM Manufacturing Index

03-Jan  1500/1000  *    US  construction spending

03-Jan  1500/1000  *    US  help-wanted online index

03-Jan  1900/1400       US  Federal Reserve releases minutes from the December

                              12-13 FOMC meeting in Washington.

04-Jan  2230/0930  **   AU  AI Group services index

04-Jan  0145/0945  **   CN  Caixin Service PMI

04-Jan  0700/0700  *    UK  Nationwide House Price Index

04-Jan  0815/0915  **   ES  Markit Services PMI (f)

04-Jan  0845/0945  **   IT  Markit Services PMI (f)

04-Jan  0850/0950  **   FR  Markit Services PMI (f)

04-Jan  0855/0955  **   DE  Markit Services PMI (f)

04-Jan  0900/1000  **   EU  Markit Services PMI (f)

04-Jan  0930/0930  **   UK  Markit/CIPS Services PMI

04-Jan  0930/0930  **   UK  BOE Lending to Individuals

04-Jan  0930/0930  **   UK  BOE M4

04-Jan  1230/0730  *    US  Challenger Monthly Layoff Intentions

04-Jan  1315/0815  ***  US  ADP Employment Report

04-Jan  1330/0830  *    CA  Industrial Product and Raw Material Price Index

04-Jan  1330/0830  **   US  Jobless Claims

04-Jan  1445/0945  ***  US  Markit Services Index (final)

04-Jan  1445/0945  *    US  Bloomberg Comfort Index

04-Jan  1530/1030  **   US  Natural Gas Stocks

04-Jan  1600/1100  **   US  DOE weekly crude oil stocks

04-Jan  1830/1330       US  St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James

                              Bullard to give presentation on the "U.S. Economy

                              and Monetary Policy" at "Meltzer's Contributions

                              to Monetary Economics and Public Policy" in

                              Philadelphia, with audience Q&A.

04-Jan  2130/1630  **   US  Fed Weekly Money Supply Data

05-Jan  0001/0001  *    UK  BRC Monthly Shop Price Index

05-Jan  0030/1130  ***  AU  Trade balance

05-Jan  0700/0800  **   DE  retail sales

05-Jan  0745/0845  **   FR  Consumer Sentiment

05-Jan  0745/0845  ***  FR  HICP (p)

05-Jan  1000/1100  **   EU  PPI

05-Jan  1000/1100  ***  IT  HICP (p)

05-Jan  1000/1100  ***  EU  HICP (p)

05-Jan  1330/0830  **   CA  International Merchandise Trade (Trade Balance)

05-Jan  1330/0830  ***  CA  Labour Force Survey

05-Jan  1330/0830  ***  US  Employment Report

05-Jan  1330/0830  **   US  trade deficit

05-Jan  1400/0900  *    CA  Home Sales - CREA (Canadian real estate

                              association)

05-Jan  1500/1000  ***  US  ISM Non-Manufacturing Index

05-Jan  1500/1000  **   US  factory new orders

05-Jan  1500/1000  **   CA  Ivey PMI

05-Jan  1515/1015       US  Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President

                              Patrick Harker to speak about the economic outlook

                              at the "2018 ASSA Annual Meeting - American

                              Economic Association" in Philadelphia, with

                              audience and media Q&A.

05-Jan  1600/1100  **   US  St. Louis Fed Real GDP Nowcast

05-Jan  1615/1115  **   US  NY Fed GDP Nowcast

05-Jan  1730/1230       US  Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta

                              Mester to participate in the "Coordinating

                              Conventional and Unconventional Monetary Policies

                              for Macroeconomic Stability" panel at the Allied

                              Social Sciences Associations Annual Meeting in

                              Philadelphia, with audience Q&A.

05-Jan  2000/1500  *    US  Treasury STRIPS

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