Global News and Data Calendar

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Date    GMT /Local          Event

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01-Mar      -      ***  US  domestic made vehicle sales

01-Mar  0030/1130  ***  AU  Quarterly Private new capex

01-Mar  0130/1030       JP  BOJ board member Goushi Kataoka speaks to business

                              leaders

01-Mar  0530/1630  *    AU  RBA index of commodity prices

01-Mar  0645/0745  ***  CH  GDP

01-Mar  0800/0900  ***  ES  GDP (f)

01-Mar  0800/0900  *    FR  car registrations

01-Mar  0815/0915  **   CH  retail sales

01-Mar  0815/0915  **   ES  Markit Manufacturing PMI (f)

01-Mar  0845/0945  **   IT  Markit Manufacturing PMI (f)

01-Mar  0850/0950  **   FR  Markit Manufacturing PMI (f)

01-Mar  0855/0955  **   DE  Markit Manufacturing PMI (f)

01-Mar  0900/1000  **   EU  Markit Manufacturing PMI (f)

01-Mar  0930/0930  **   UK  Markit/CIPS Manufacturing PMI

01-Mar  0930/0930  **   UK  BOE M4

01-Mar  0930/0930  **   UK  BOE Lending to Individuals

01-Mar  1000/1100  **   EU  unemployment

01-Mar  1030/1130       EU  ECB Supervisory Board Chair Daniele Nouy speech at

                              Delphi Economic Forum III "New Globalization and

                              Growth Challenges", in Delphi, Greece.

01-Mar  1300/2100  ***  CN  Caixin Manufacturing PMI

01-Mar  1330/0830  *    CA  Current account

01-Mar  1330/0830  **   US  Jobless Claims

01-Mar  1330/0830  **   US  Personal Income and Consumption

01-Mar  1445/0945  ***  US  Markit Manufacturing Index (final)

01-Mar  1445/0945  *    US  Bloomberg Comfort Index

01-Mar  1500/1000  ***  US  ISM Manufacturing Index

01-Mar  1500/1000  *    US  construction spending

01-Mar  1500/1000       US  Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to deliver the

                              semiannual monetary policy testimony before the

                              Senate Banking Committee in Washington.

01-Mar  1530/1030  **   US  Natural Gas Stocks

01-Mar  2130/1630  **   US  Fed Weekly Money Supply Data

02-Mar      -      *    DE  car registrations

02-Mar  2145/1045  *    NZ  Monthly building consents

02-Mar  2330/0830  **   JP  Tokyo CPI

02-Mar  0700/0800  *    DE  wholesale sales

02-Mar  0700/0800  **   DE  Import/Export Prices

02-Mar  0700/0800  **   DE  Retail Sales

02-Mar  0800/0900  *    ES  unemployment

02-Mar  0810/0910       EU  ECB Executive board member Yves Mersch speech at

                              KPMG Finance Forum 2018 in Prague.

02-Mar  0900/1000  ***  IT  GDP (f)

02-Mar  0930/0930  **   UK  Markit/CIPS Construction PMI

02-Mar  1000/1100  **   EU  PPI

02-Mar  1000/1000       UK  BOE Governor Mark Carney speech, Edinburgh

02-Mar  1330/0830  ***  CA  CA GDP by Industry and GDP Canadian Economic

                              Accounts Combined

02-Mar  1445/0945  *    US  ISM-NY Manufacturing Index

02-Mar  1500/1000  ***  US  Final Michigan Sentiment Index

02-Mar  1600/1100  **   US  St. Louis Fed Real GDP Nowcast

02-Mar  1615/1115  **   US  NY Fed GDP Nowcast

03-Mar  0700/1500       CN  The Chinese People's Political Consultative

                              Conference (CPPCC) opening

05-Mar  2130/0830  **   AU  AI Group services index

05-Mar  0030/1130  ***  AU  Quarterly business indicators

05-Mar  0030/1130  ***  AU  Dwelling Approvals

05-Mar  0100/0900       CN  China National People's Congress (NPC) opening -

                              REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE GOVERNMENT will be

                              released.

05-Mar  0815/0915  **   ES  Markit Services PMI (f)

05-Mar  0845/0945  **   IT  Markit Services PMI (f)

05-Mar  0930/0930  **   UK  Markit/CIPS Services PMI

05-Mar  1000/1100  **   EU  retail sales

05-Mar  1300/2100  **   CN  Caixin Service PMI

05-Mar  1445/0945  ***  US  Markit Services Index (final)

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

06-Mar  2230/0930  **   AU  ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence

06-Mar  0030/1130  ***  AU  Retail trade monthly

06-Mar  0030/1130  ***  AU  Quarterly balance of payments

06-Mar  0330/1430  ***  AU  RBA monthly cash rate decision

06-Mar  0815/0915  ***  CH  CPI

06-Mar  1355/0855  **   US  Redbook Retail Sales Index

06-Mar  1500/1000  **   US  factory new orders

06-Mar  1500/1000  **   US  IBD/TIPP Optimism Index

06-Mar  1500/1000  **   CA  Ivey PMI

06-Mar  2000/1500  *    US  Treasury STRIPS

07-Mar      -      ***  CN  FX Reserves

07-Mar  2130/0830  **   AU  AI Group/HIA construction index

07-Mar  2140/0840       AU  RBA Governor Lowe speaks at AFR Business Summit,

                              Sydney

07-Mar  0030/1130  ***  AU  Quarterly GDP

07-Mar  0745/0845  *    FR  foreign trade

07-Mar  0745/0845  *    FR  current account

07-Mar  0830/0830  *    UK  Halifax House Price Index

07-Mar  1000/1100  ***  EU  GDP (2nd est.)

07-Mar  1200/0700  **   US  MBA weekly applications index

07-Mar  1200/1200       UK  Weekly questions to the Prime Minister

07-Mar  1300/0800       US  Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael

                              Bostic to speak at the Fireside Chat to the

                              Broward Workshop in Fort Lauderdale, FL, with

                              audience and media Q&A.

07-Mar  1315/0815  ***  US  ADP Employment Report

07-Mar  1330/0830  **   US  Non-Farm Productivity (f)

07-Mar  1330/0830  **   US  trade balance

07-Mar  1330/0830  *    CA  Labour Productivity and Costs

07-Mar  1330/0830  **   CA  International Merchandise Trade (Trade Balance)

07-Mar  1500/1000  ***  CA  Interest Rate Announcement Bank of Canada

07-Mar  1500/1000  *    US  help-wanted online index

07-Mar  1530/1030  **   US  DOE weekly crude oil stocks

07-Mar  1900/1400       US  Federal Reserve releases the Beige Book for

                              upcoming FOMC meeting in Washington.

07-Mar  2000/1500  *    US  Consumer Credit

07-Mar  2000/1500  *    US  Treasury Allotments (final)

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