Global News and Data Calendar

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Date    GMT /Local          Event

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28-Apr      -           EU  ECB Gov. Council member Jens Weidmann

                              participation in informal Ecofin, in Sofia.

28-Apr      -           EU  ECB President Mario Draghi, ECB Executive Board

                              member Benoit Coeure, ECB Supervisory Board chair

                              Daniele Nouy participation in Eurogroup meeting

                              and Informal ECOFIN, in Sofia.

30-Apr  0100/0900  ***  CN  CFLP Manufacturing PMI

30-Apr  0100/0900  **   CN  CFLP Non-Manufacturing PMI

30-Apr  0100/1300  ***  NZ  ANZ monthly business survey

30-Apr  0130/1130  **   AU  RBA private sector credit m/m

30-Apr  0600/0800  **   DE  Retail Sales

30-Apr  0700/0900  *    CH  KOF Economic Barometer

30-Apr  0800/1000  **   EU  M3

30-Apr  0900/1100  ***  IT  HICP (p)

30-Apr  1200/1400  ***  DE  HICP (p)

30-Apr  1230/0830  **   US  Personal Income and Consumption

30-Apr  1230/0830  *    CA  Industrial Product and Raw Material Price Index

30-Apr  1300/0900  *    US  Milwaukee Manufacturing ISM index

30-Apr  1345/0945  **   US  MNI Chicago PMI

30-Apr  1400/1000  **   US  NAR pending home sales

30-Apr  1430/1030  **   US  Dallas Fed manufacturing survey

01-May      -           US  FOMC policy meeting, in Washington.

01-May      -           AU  RBA Governor Philip Lowe to speak at board dinner

                              in Adelaide.

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

01-May  2230/0830  **   AU  AI Group manufacturing index

01-May  2245/1045  *    NZ  Monthly building consents

01-May  0000/1000  **   AU  CoreLogic home value index m/m

01-May  0430/1430  ***  AU  RBA monthly cash rate decision

01-May  0830/0930  **   UK  Markit/CIPS Manufacturing PMI

01-May  0830/0930  **   UK  BOE M4

01-May  0830/0930  **   UK  BOE Lending to Individuals

01-May  1230/0830  ***  CA  Gross Domestic Product by Industry

01-May  1255/0855  **   US  Redbook Retail Sales Index

01-May  1345/0945  ***  US  Markit Manufacturing Index (final)

01-May  1400/1000  ***  US  ISM Manufacturing Index

01-May  1400/1000  *    US  construction spending

01-May  1430/1030  **   US  Dallas Fed Services Survey

01-May  1830/1430       CA  BOC Gov Stephen Poloz speech at the Yellowknife

                              Chamber of Commerce, Yellowknife, NT, followed by

                              a press conference.

02-May      -           EU  ECB Gov. Council member Jens Weidmann speech at

                              the Center for European Economic Research, in

                              Mannheim.

02-May      -           US  FOMC policy meeting, in Washington.

02-May  2245/1045  ***  NZ  Quarterly Labor market data

02-May  2301/0001  *    UK  BRC Monthly Shop Price Index

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

02-May  0700/0900  *    FR  car registrations

02-May  0715/0915  **   CH  retail sales

02-May  0715/0915  **   ES  Markit Manufacturing PMI (f)

02-May  0745/0945  **   IT  Markit Manufacturing PMI (f)

02-May  0750/0950  **   FR  Markit Manufacturing PMI (f)

02-May  0755/0955  **   DE  Markit Manufacturing PMI (f)

02-May  0800/1000  **   EU  Markit Manufacturing PMI (f)

02-May  0830/0930  **   UK  Markit/CIPS Construction PMI

02-May  0900/1100  ***  IT  GDP (p)

02-May  0900/1100  **   EU  unemployment

02-May  0900/1100  ***  EU  GDP preliminary flash est.

02-May  1100/0700  **   US  MBA weekly applications index

02-May  1100/1200       UK  Weekly questions to the Prime Minister

02-May  1215/0815  ***  US  ADP Employment Report

02-May  1345/0945  *    US  ISM-NY Manufacturing Index

02-May  1400/1000  *    US  help-wanted online index

02-May  1430/1030  **   US  DOE weekly crude oil stocks

02-May  1800/1400       US  FOMC policy announcement, in Washington.

03-May  2230/0830  **   AU  AI Group services index

03-May  0130/1130  ***  AU  Trade balance

03-May  0130/1130  ***  AU  Dwelling Approvals

03-May  0800/1000       NO  Norges Bank Policy Decision

03-May  0900/1100  **   EU  PPI

03-May  0900/1100  ***  EU  HICP (p)

03-May  1130/0730  *    US  Challenger Monthly Layoff Intentions

03-May  1200/1400       EU  ECB Executive Board member Vitor Constancio speech

                              at Joint ECB/EC Conference "Fostering banking

                              union and capital markets union - a top-down or

                              bottom-up approach?"organised by the ECB, in

                              Frankfurt.

03-May  1230/0830  **   US  Jobless Claims

03-May  1230/0830  **   US  Preliminary Non-Farm Productivity

03-May  1230/0830  **   US  trade balance

03-May  1230/0830  **   CA  International Merchandise Trade (Trade Balance)

03-May  1230/1430       EU  ECB Executive Board member Benoit Coeure

                              moderating high-level policy panel at Joint ECB/EC

                              conference "Fostering banking union and capital

                              markets union - a top-down or bottom-up

                              approach?"organised by the ECB, in Frankfurt.

03-May  1345/0945  ***  US  Markit Services Index (final)

03-May  1345/0945  *    US  Bloomberg Comfort Index

03-May  1400/1000  ***  US  ISM Non-Manufacturing Index

03-May  1400/1000  **   US  factory new orders

03-May  1430/1030  **   US  Natural Gas Stocks

03-May  1600/1800       CH  SNB Chairman of the Gov. board Thomas Jordan

                              speech at the Swiss Institute for Banks and

                              Finance, in Zurich.

03-May  2030/1630  **   US  Fed Weekly Money Supply Data

04-May      -           EU  ECB Gov. Council member Jens Weidmann speech at

                              the ceremony on the occasion of the passing of the

                              board members Carl-Ludwig Thiele and Dr. Ing.

                              Andreas Dombret , in Frankfurt.

04-May  0130/1130  ***  AU  RBA Statement on Monetary Policy

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

04-May  0645/0845  *    FR  current account

04-May  0645/0845  *    FR  foreign trade

04-May  0700/0900  *    ES  unemployment

04-May  0715/0915  **   ES  Markit Services PMI (f)

04-May  0745/0945  **   IT  Markit Services PMI (f)

04-May  0750/0950  **   FR  Markit Services PMI (f)

04-May  0755/0955  **   DE  Markit Services PMI (f)

04-May  0800/1000  **   EU  Markit Services PMI (f)

04-May  0800/1000  *    DE  VDMA machine orders

04-May  0900/1100  **   EU  retail sales

04-May  1230/0830  ***  US  Employment Report

04-May  1400/1000  **   CA  Ivey PMI

04-May  1515/1115  **   US  NY Fed GDP Nowcast

04-May  1645/1245       US  New York Federal Reserve Bank President William

                              Dudley to participate in a discussion on the

                              "Financial Tumult of Our Times and Challenges

                              Ahead" in New York City, with audience Q&A.

                            https://www.bloomberg.com/live/stream

04-May  1900/1500  *    US  Treasury STRIPS

04-May  2130/1730       US  Vice Chairman of Supervision Randal Quarles will

                              speak on "Liquidity Regulation and the Size of the

                              Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet" at the

                              Currencies, Capital, and Central Bank Balances: A

                              Policy Conference, in Stanford, California, with

                              audience Q&A.

04-May  2245/1845       US  Senior VP, Head of Market Operations Monitoring

                              and Analysis, and Deputy Manager of SOMA, Lorie

                              Logan will deliver remarks for the panel on "The

                              Future of the Central Bank Balance Sheet," at the

                              Currencies, Capital, and Central Bank Balances: A

                              Policy Conference in Stanford, California, with

                              audience Q&A.

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