Global News and Data Calendar

Repeats Story Initially Transmitted at 21:01 GMT May 2/17:01 EST May 2

--Rating: *** most market sensitive, * least market sensitive

Date    GMT /Local          Event

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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  0830/0930  **   UK  Markit/CIPS Services PMI

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  1900/1500       US  San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President John

                              Williams will discuss the natural rate of interest

                              at the at the Currencies, Capital, and Central

                              Bank Balances: A Policy Conference in Stanford,

                              California, with audience Q&A.

04-May  2130/1730       US  Vice Chairman for 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.

04-May  0000/2000       US  Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Rob Kaplan,

                              Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael

                              Bostic, and Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank

                              President Esther George will participate in a

                              panel discussion on "Monetary Policy and Reform in

                              Practice," at the Currencies, Capital and Central

                              Bank Balances: A Policy Conference, in Stanford,

                              California.

07-May      -      ***  CN  FX Reserves

07-May  2230/0830  **   AU  AI Group/HIA construction index

07-May  0050/0950       JP  BOJ releases minutes of March 8-9 policy meeting

07-May  0130/1130  **   AU  NAB business survey

07-May  0600/0800  **   DE  manufacturing orders

07-May  0715/0915  ***  CH  CPI

07-May  1400/1000  *    US  employment trends index

07-May  1530/1730       EU  ECB Executive Board member Peter Praet speech  in

                              the SFAA Swiss Financial Analysts Association

                              event, in Geneva, Switzerland.

07-May  1800/1400       US  Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Tom Barkin

                              to speak at George Mason University in Fairfax,

                              Virginia, with audience Q&A.

07-May  1900/1500  *    US  Consumer Credit

07-May  1900/1500  *    US  Treasury Allotments (final)

07-May  1900/1500       CA  BOC Deputy Gov Timothy Lane participates in a

                              panel discussion on World Economic Outlook at

                              Horasis, Cascais, Portugal.

07-May  1930/1530       US  Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Rob Kaplan

                              and Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles

                              Evans to participate in a panel discussion on

                              "Learning About an ML-Driven Economy" at the 23rd

                              Annual Financial Markets Conference held by the

                              Atlanta Fed in Amelia Island, Florida.

06-May  2300/1900       US  Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision

                              Governor Randal Quarles to deliver the keynote

                              address at the 23rd Annual Financial Markets

                              Conference held by the Atlanta Fed in Amelia

                              Island, Florida.

08-May      -      ***  CN  Trade

08-May  2245/1045  ***  NZ  RBNZ inflation expectations survey

08-May  2350/0850  **   JP  Household spending

08-May  0130/1130  ***  AU  Retail trade monthly

08-May  0130/1130  ***  AU  Retail trade quarterly

08-May  0545/0745  **   CH  unemployment

08-May  0600/0800  **   DE  industrial production

08-May  0600/0800  **   DE  trade balance

08-May  0730/0830  *    UK  Halifax House Price Index

08-May  1000/0600  **   US  NFIB Small Business Optimism Index

08-May  1215/0815  **   CA  Housing Starts - CMHC (Canadian Mortgage and

                              Housing Corp)

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

08-May  1400/1000  **   US  IBD/TIPP Optimism Index

08-May  1400/1000  **   US  JOLTS jobs opening level

08-May  1400/1000  **   US  JOLTS quits Rate

09-May  2245/1045  **   NZ  Electronic card transactions m/m

09-May  2301/0001  *    UK  BRC-KPMG Shop Sales Monitor

09-May  0000/0900  **   JP  average wages (p)

09-May  0645/0845  *    FR  industrial production

09-May  0700/0900  **   ES  industrial production

09-May  0800/1000  *    IT  retail sales

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

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

09-May  1230/0830  ***  US  PPI

09-May  1230/0830  *    CA  Building Permits

09-May  1400/1000  **   US  wholesale trade

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

09-May  1500/1100  **   US  Kansas City Fed LMCI

09-May  1715/1315       US  Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael

                              Bostic to speak at the World Affairs Council in

                              Jacksonville, Florida, with audience Q&A.

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