Global News and Data Calendar

Repeats Story Initially Transmitted at 21:01 GMT May 7/17:01 EST May 7

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

Date    GMT /Local          Event

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08-May      -      ***  CN  Trade

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

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

08-May  0300/1500  ***  NZ  RBNZ inflation expectations survey

08-May  0545/0745  **   CH  unemployment

08-May  0600/0800  **   DE  industrial production

08-May  0600/0800  **   DE  trade balance

08-May  0715/0315       US  Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will discuss

                              "Monetary Policy Influences on Global Financial

                              Conditions and International Capital Flows" at the

                              Swiss National Bank and International Monetary

                              Fund High Level Conference on the International

                              Monetary System, in Zurich, with moderator Q&A

                            https://www.snb.ch/en/ifor/research/id/researchtv

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

08-May  0930/1930  ***  AU  Federal Budget 2018-19

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.

10-May      -      ***  CN  Money Supply

10-May      -      ***  CN  New Loans

10-May      -      ***  CN  Social Financing

10-May  2100/0900  ***  NZ  RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement

10-May  2100/0900  ***  NZ  RBNZ official cash rate decision

10-May  2200/1000  ***  NZ  RBNZ monetary policy press conference

10-May  0050/0950       JP  BOJ releases summary of opinions presented at

                              April 26-27 policy meeting

10-May  0100/1100  **   AU  Melbourne Institute inflation expectations survey

10-May  0130/0930  ***  CN  CPI

10-May  0130/0930  ***  CN  Producer Price Index

10-May  0800/1000  *    IT  industrial production

10-May  0830/0930  **   UK  Output in the Construction Industry

10-May  1100/1200  ***  UK  Bank Of England Interest Rate

10-May  1100/1200  ***  UK  Bank Of England Quantitative Easing

10-May  1230/0830  **   US  Jobless Claims

10-May  1230/0830  ***  US  CPI

10-May  1230/0830  *    CA  New Housing Price Index

10-May  1345/0945  *    US  Bloomberg Comfort Index

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

10-May  1800/1400  **   US  Treasury Budget

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

11-May      -      ***  CN  Money Supply

11-May      -      ***  CN  New Loans

11-May      -      ***  CN  Social Financing

11-May  0130/1130  ***  AU  Housing finance

11-May  0700/0900  ***  ES  HICP (f)

11-May  1230/0830  **   US  import/export price index

11-May  1230/0830  ***  CA  Labour Force Survey

11-May  1230/0830       US  St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James

                              Bullard to deliver a presentation on the U.S.

                              economy and monetary policy at the Springfield

                              Business Development Corporation Meeting in

                              Springfield, Missouri, with audience and media

                              Q&A.

11-May  1300/0900       CA  BOC Senior Deputy Gov Carolyn Wilkins participates

                              in a panel discussion at the Women's Forum Canada,

                              Toronto, ON. Topic: Closing the Gap: How an

                              Inclusive Economy is a More Secure One

11-May  1315/1515       EU  ECB President Mario Draghi speech at 8th edition

                              of The State of the Union organised by EUI, in

                              Florence, Italy.

11-May  1400/1000  ***  US  University of Michigan Sentiment Index (p)

11-May  1500/1100  **   US  St. Louis Fed Real GDP Nowcast

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

12-May      -      ***  CN  Money Supply

12-May      -      ***  CN  New Loans

12-May      -      ***  CN  Social Financing

14-May  2350/0850  *    JP  CGPI

14-May  0630/0830  **   FR  BoF Business survey

14-May  0645/0245       US  Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta

                              Mester to speak at the Global Interdependence

                              Center's Central Banking Series in Paris, with

                              audience Q&A.

14-May  1000/1200  *    EU  OECD Leading Indicator

14-May  1015/1215       EU  ECB Executive Board member Sabine Lautenschlaeger

                              speech at Copenhagen University, in Copenhagen.

14-May  1340/0940       US  St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James

                              Bullard to deliver a presentation at the

                              CoinDesk's Consensus 2018 in New York City, with

                              media Q&A.

14-May  1500/1700       EU  ECB Executive Board member Sabine Lautenschlaeger

                              speech at Danmarks Nationalbank's biannual

                              high-level networking seminar on economic and

                              financial issues, in Copenhagen.

14-May  1500/1100  **   US  NY Fed survey of consumer expectations

14-May  1615/1815       EU  ECB Executive Board member Peter Praet speech at

                              the joint Bank of England, ECB, Federal Reserve

                              Board Gender and Career Progression Conference, in

                              London.

14-May  1745/1945       EU  ECB Executive Board member Benoit Coeure speech in

                              honour of Charles Wyplosz at the Geneva conference

                              on the world economy organised by ICMB, in Geneva.

14-May  2020/1620       US  New York Federal Reserve Bank Executive Vice

                              President Kevin Stiroh to speak at the Financial

                              Stability and Post-Crisis Reforms in Toronto, with

                              audience Q&A.

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