Global News and Data Calendar

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Date    GMT /Local          Event

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05-Apr  0130/1130  ***  AU  Trade balance

05-Apr  0600/0800  **   DE  manufacturing orders

05-Apr  0715/0915  ***  CH  CPI

05-Apr  0715/0915  **   ES  Markit Services PMI (f)

05-Apr  0745/0945  **   IT  Markit Services PMI (f)

05-Apr  0750/0950  **   FR  Markit Services PMI (f)

05-Apr  0755/0955  **   DE  Markit Services PMI (f)

05-Apr  0800/1000  *    DE  VDMA machine orders

05-Apr  0800/1000  **   EU  Markit Services PMI (f)

05-Apr  0830/0930  **   UK  Markit/CIPS Services PMI

05-Apr  0900/1100  **   EU  PPI

05-Apr  0900/1100  **   EU  retail sales

05-Apr  1130/0730  *    US  Challenger Monthly Layoff Intentions

05-Apr  1230/0830  **   US  Jobless Claims

05-Apr  1230/0830  **   US  trade balance

05-Apr  1230/0830  **   CA  International Merchandise Trade (Trade Balance)

05-Apr  1300/1500       DE  BBK Board member Andreas Dombret speech at the FGV

                              University, Brazilian Institute of Economics

                              (IBRE) Research Centre, in Rio de Janeiro.

05-Apr  1345/0945  *    US  Bloomberg Comfort Index

05-Apr  1430/1030  **   US  Natural Gas Stocks

05-Apr  1700/1300       US  Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael

                              Bostic to speak at the Financial Literacy Day 2018

                              in Sarasota, Florida, with audience and media Q&A.

05-Apr  1900/1500  *    US  Treasury STRIPS

05-Apr  2030/1630  **   US  Fed Weekly Money Supply Data

06-Apr  2330/0830  **   JP  Household spending

06-Apr  0000/0900  **   JP  average wages (p)

06-Apr  0600/0800  **   DE  industrial production

06-Apr  0645/0845  *    FR  foreign trade

06-Apr  0645/0845  *    FR  current account

06-Apr  0645/0845       EU  ECB Executive Board member Benoit Coeure speech at

                              29th edition of 'The Outlook for the Economy and

                              Finance' organized by The European House -

                              Ambrosetti in Villa d'Este, in Cernobbio (Como),

                              Italy.

06-Apr  0700/0900  **   ES  industrial production

06-Apr  1210/1410       NO  Norges Bank Oystein Olsen speech at Finance

                              Norway's Capital Markets Day 2018, in London.

06-Apr  1230/0830  ***  US  Employment Report

06-Apr  1230/0830  ***  CA  Labour Force Survey

06-Apr  1400/1000  **   CA  Ivey PMI

06-Apr  1500/1100  **   US  St. Louis Fed Real GDP Nowcast

06-Apr  1515/1115  **   US  NY Fed GDP Nowcast

06-Apr  1730/1330       US  Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to speak at

                              the Economic Club of Chicago Luncheon in Chicago,

                              with moderated Q&A.

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06-Apr  1900/1500  *    US  Consumer Credit

06-Apr  2000/1600       US  San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President John

                              Williams to speak at the "Outlook on the National

                              Economy" in Santa Rosa, California, with audience

                              Q&A.

07-Apr      -      ***  CN  FX Reserves

07-Apr  1430/1030       US  Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles

                              Evans to participate in "Financial Stability, the

                              Global Economy, and Monetary Policy, A Discussion

                              with Charles Evans and Lars Peter Hansen," in

                              Chicago, with audience and media Q&A.

09-Apr  2230/0830  **   AU  AI Group/HIA construction index

09-Apr  0545/0745  **   CH  unemployment

09-Apr  0600/0800  **   DE  trade balance

09-Apr  0730/0830  *    UK  Halifax House Price Index

09-Apr  1215/0815  **   CA  Housing Starts - CMHC (Canadian Mortgage and

                              Housing Corp)

09-Apr  1300/1500       EU  ECB Executive Board member Vitor Constancio

                              presentation of the ECB Annual Report 2017 at the

                              ECON Committee, in Brussels.

09-Apr  1400/1000  *    US  employment trends index

09-Apr  1430/1030  ***  CA  BOC Business Outlook Survey

09-Apr  1500/1100  **   US  NY Fed survey of consumer expectations

09-Apr  1645/1845       EU  ECB Executive Board member Peter Praet

                              participation in a meeting of the European Finance

                              Forum e.V., in Frankfurt.

09-Apr  1900/1500  *    US  Treasury Allotments (final)

10-Apr      -      ***  CN  Money Supply

10-Apr      -      ***  CN  New Loans

10-Apr      -      ***  CN  Social Financing

10-Apr  2301/0001  *    UK  BRC-KPMG Shop Sales Monitor

10-Apr  2330/0930  **   AU  ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence

10-Apr  0001/0101  **   UK  Markit/REC Jobs Report

10-Apr  0100/0900       CN  President Xi's speech on Boao Forum

10-Apr  0130/1130  **   AU  NAB business survey

10-Apr  0645/0845  *    FR  industrial production

10-Apr  0800/1000  *    IT  industrial production

10-Apr  1000/0600  **   US  NFIB Small Business Optimism Index

10-Apr  1230/0830  ***  US  PPI

10-Apr  1230/0830  *    CA  Building Permits

10-Apr  1255/0855  **   US  Redbook Retail Sales Index

10-Apr  1300/1500       NO  Norges Bank Gov. Oystein Olsen speech to foreign

                              embassy representatives, in Oslo.

10-Apr  1400/1000  **   US  wholesale trade

11-Apr      -      ***  CN  Money Supply

11-Apr      -      ***  CN  New Loans

11-Apr      -      ***  CN  Social Financing

11-Apr  2350/0850  *    JP  CGPI

11-Apr  2350/0850  *    JP  Machinery orders

11-Apr  0030/1030  **   AU  Westpac-MI consumer sentiment

11-Apr  0100/0900       CN  People's Bank of China Governor Yi's speech on

                              Boao Forum

11-Apr  0130/0930  ***  CN  Producer Price Index

11-Apr  0130/0930  ***  CN  CPI

11-Apr  0345/1345       AU  RBA Governor Philip Lowe speaks at

                              Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce (WA), Perth.

                              Also Q&A.

11-Apr  0630/0830  **   FR  BoF Business survey

11-Apr  0800/1000  *    IT  retail sales

11-Apr  0830/0930  **   UK  Output in the Construction Industry

11-Apr  1100/0700  **   US  MBA weekly applications index

11-Apr  1230/0830  ***  US  CPI

11-Apr  1300/1500       EU  ECB Supervisory Board member Pentti Hakkarainen

                              participation in a panel discussion on "Risks of

                              International Fragmentation" at the 2018 European

                              Bank Executive Committee Forum organised by BNP

                              Paribas, in Brussels.

11-Apr  1400/1000  **   US  Atlanta Fed inflation index

11-Apr  1430/1030  **   US  DOE weekly crude oil stocks

11-Apr  1440/1640       EU  ECB Supervisory Board member Ignazio Angeloni

                              participation in a panel discussion on "The Future

                              of Europe" at the 2018 European Bank Executive

                              Committee Forum organised by BNP Paribas, in

                              Brussels.

11-Apr  1800/1400  **   US  Treasury Budget

11-Apr  1800/1400       US  The Federal Reserve releases minutes from the

                              March 20-21st FOMC meeting in Washington.

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