Global News and Data Calendar

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Date    GMT /Local          Event

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26-Jul  0130/1130  **   AU  Trade price indexes

26-Jul  0600/0800  *    DE  GFK Consumer Climate

26-Jul  0645/0845  **   FR  Consumer Sentiment

26-Jul  0800/1000  **   IT  ISTAT Consumer Confidence

26-Jul  0800/1000  **   IT  ISTAT Business Confidence

26-Jul  1145/1345       EU  ECB monetary policy decision, in Frankfurt.

26-Jul  1230/0830  **   US  Jobless Claims

26-Jul  1230/0830  **   US  durable goods new orders

26-Jul  1230/0830  **   US  advance trade, advance business inventories

26-Jul  1230/0830  *    CA  Payroll employment

26-Jul  1230/1430       EU  Press conference following the Governing Council

                              meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt.

26-Jul  1345/0945  *    US  Bloomberg Comfort Index

26-Jul  1400/1000  **   US  housing vacancies

26-Jul  1430/1030  **   US  Natural Gas Stocks

26-Jul  1500/1100  **   US  Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Index

26-Jul  2030/1630  **   US  Fed Weekly Money Supply Data

27-Jul  2330/0830  **   JP  Tokyo CPI

27-Jul  0130/1130  *    AU  Producer price index q/q

27-Jul  0530/0730  ***  FR  GDP (p)

27-Jul  0600/0800  **   DE  Import/Export Prices

27-Jul  0645/0845  **   FR  Consumer Spending

27-Jul  0700/0900  *    ES  retail sales

27-Jul  1230/0830  ***  US  GDP (adv)

27-Jul  1400/1000  ***  US  Final Michigan Sentiment Index

27-Jul  1500/1100  **   US  St. Louis Fed Real GDP Nowcast

27-Jul  1515/1115  **   US  NY Fed GDP Nowcast

30-Jul      -           JP  BOJ holds two-day policy board meeting

30-Jul  2350/0850  *    JP  Retail sales (p)

30-Jul  0700/0900  *    CH  KOF Economic Barometer

30-Jul  0700/0900  ***  ES  HICP (p)

30-Jul  0830/0930  **   UK  BOE M4

30-Jul  0830/0930  **   UK  BOE Lending to Individuals

30-Jul  0900/1100  **   EU  Economic Sentiment Indicator

30-Jul  0900/1100  *    EU  Business Climate Indicator

30-Jul  0900/1100  *    EU  Consumer Confidence, Industrial Sentiment

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

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

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

30-Jul  1900/1500  *    US  farm prices

31-Jul      -           JP  BOJ holds two-day policy board meeting

31-Jul      -           US  FOMC policy meeting, in Washington.

31-Jul  2245/1045  *    NZ  Monthly building consents

31-Jul  2301/0001  **   UK  Gfk Monthly Consumer Confidence

31-Jul  2330/0930  **   AU  ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence

31-Jul  2350/0850  **   JP  Industrial production

31-Jul  0100/0900  ***  CN  CFLP Manufacturing PMI

31-Jul  0100/1300  ***  NZ  ANZ monthly business survey

31-Jul  0130/1130  **   AU  RBA private sector credit m/m

31-Jul  0130/1130  ***  AU  Dwelling Approvals

31-Jul  0600/0800  **   DE  Retail Sales

31-Jul  0600/0800  **   DE  ILO employment

31-Jul  0630/1530       JP  BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda news conference

31-Jul  0645/0845  ***  FR  HICP (p)

31-Jul  0700/0900  ***  ES  GDP (p)

31-Jul  0755/0955  **   DE  unemployment

31-Jul  0900/1100  **   EU  unemployment

31-Jul  0900/1100  ***  IT  HICP (p)

31-Jul  0900/1100  ***  EU  HICP (p)

31-Jul  1000/1200  ***  IT  GDP (p)

31-Jul  1200/2000  **   CN  CFLP Non-Manufacturing PMI

31-Jul  1230/0830  **   US  Employment Cost Index

31-Jul  1230/0830  **   US  Personal Income and Consumption

31-Jul  1230/0830  ***  CA  Gross Domestic Product by Industry

31-Jul  1230/0830  *    CA  Industrial Product and Raw Material Price Index

31-Jul  1255/0855  **   US  Redbook Retail Sales Index

31-Jul  1300/0900  **   US  S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index

31-Jul  1300/0900  *    US  Milwaukee Manufacturing ISM index

31-Jul  1345/0945  **   US  MNI Chicago PMI

31-Jul  1400/1000  ***  US  Conference Board Consumer Confidence

31-Jul  1430/1030  **   US  Dallas Fed Services Survey

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

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

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

01-Aug  2245/1045  ***  NZ  Quarterly Labor market data

01-Aug  2301/0001  *    UK  BRC Monthly Shop Price Index

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

01-Aug  0145/0945  ***  CN  Caixin Manufacturing PMI

01-Aug  0715/0915  **   ES  Markit Manufacturing PMI (f)

01-Aug  0745/0945  **   IT  Markit Manufacturing PMI (f)

01-Aug  0750/0950  **   FR  Markit Manufacturing PMI (f)

01-Aug  0755/0955  **   DE  Markit Manufacturing PMI (f)

01-Aug  0800/1000  **   EU  Markit Manufacturing PMI (f)

01-Aug  1100/0700  **   US  MBA weekly applications index

01-Aug  1215/0815  ***  US  ADP Employment Report

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

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

01-Aug  1400/1000  *    US  construction spending

01-Aug  1400/1000  *    US  help-wanted online index

01-Aug  1430/1030  **   US  DOE weekly crude oil stocks

01-Aug  1800/1400       US  FOMC policy announcement, in Washington.

02-Aug  0130/1130  ***  AU  Trade balance

02-Aug  0500/1400       JP  BOJ's Amamiya news conference

02-Aug  0700/0900  *    ES  unemployment

02-Aug  0715/0915  **   CH  retail sales

02-Aug  0900/1100  **   EU  PPI

02-Aug  1100/1200  ***  UK  Bank Of England Interest Rate

02-Aug  1100/1200  ***  UK  Bank Of England Quantitative Easing

02-Aug  1130/0730  *    US  Challenger Monthly Layoff Intentions

02-Aug  1230/0830  **   US  Jobless Claims

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

02-Aug  1345/0945  *    US  Bloomberg Comfort Index

02-Aug  1400/1000  **   US  factory new orders

02-Aug  1430/1030  **   US  Natural Gas Stocks

02-Aug  2030/1630  **   US  Fed Weekly Money Supply Data

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

03-Aug  2350/0850       JP  BOJ releases minutes of June 14-15 policy meeting

03-Aug  0130/1130  ***  AU  Retail trade monthly

03-Aug  0130/1130  ***  AU  Retail trade quarterly

03-Aug  0145/0945  **   CN  Caixin Service PMI

03-Aug  0715/0915  ***  CH  CPI

03-Aug  0715/0915  **   ES  Markit Services PMI (f)

03-Aug  0745/0945  **   IT  Markit Services PMI (f)

03-Aug  0750/0950  **   FR  Markit Services PMI (f)

03-Aug  0755/0955  **   DE  Markit Services PMI (f)

03-Aug  0800/1000  *    IT  retail sales

03-Aug  0800/1000  *    IT  industrial production

03-Aug  0800/1000  **   EU  Markit Services PMI (f)

03-Aug  0900/1100  **   EU  retail sales

03-Aug  1230/0830  ***  US  Employment Report

03-Aug  1230/0830  **   US  trade deficit

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

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

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

03-Aug  1500/1100  **   US  St. Louis Fed Real GDP Nowcast

03-Aug  1515/1115  **   US  NY Fed GDP Nowcast

06-Aug  0130/1130  **   AU  ANZ monthly job ads survey

06-Aug  0600/0800  **   DE  manufacturing orders

06-Aug  0800/1000  *    DE  VDMA machine orders

06-Aug  1400/1000  *    US  employment trends index

06-Aug  1900/1500  *    US  Treasury STRIPS

07-Aug      -      ***  CN  FX Reserves

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

07-Aug  2301/0001  *    UK  BRC-KPMG Shop Sales Monitor

07-Aug  2330/0830  **   JP  Household spending

07-Aug  2330/0930  **   AU  ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence

07-Aug  0000/0900  **   JP  average wages (p)

07-Aug  0430/1430  ***  AU  RBA monthly cash rate decision

07-Aug  0600/0800  **   DE  industrial production

07-Aug  0600/0800  **   DE  trade balance

07-Aug  0645/0845  *    FR  current account

07-Aug  0645/0845  *    FR  foreign trade

07-Aug  1255/0855  **   US  Redbook Retail Sales Index

07-Aug  1400/1000  **   US  IBD/TIPP Optimism Index

07-Aug  1400/1000  **   US  JOLTS jobs opening level

07-Aug  1400/1000  **   US  JOLTS quits Rate

07-Aug  1400/1000  **   CA  Ivey PMI

07-Aug  1900/1500  *    US  Consumer Credit

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

08-Aug      -      ***  CN  Trade

08-Aug  0130/1130  ***  AU  Housing finance

08-Aug  0230/1230       AU  RBA Governor Philip Lowe speaks at Anika

                              Foundation Luncheon in Sydney

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

08-Aug  0630/0830  **   FR  BoF Business survey

08-Aug  0700/0900  **   ES  industrial production

08-Aug  1000/1200  *    EU  OECD Leading Indicator

08-Aug  1100/0700  **   US  MBA weekly applications index

08-Aug  1230/0830  *    CA  Building Permits

08-Aug  1430/1030  **   US  DOE weekly crude oil stocks

08-Aug  1500/1100  **   US  Kansas City Fed LMCI

09-Aug  2100/0900  ***  NZ  RBNZ official cash rate decision

09-Aug  2100/0900  ***  NZ  RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement

09-Aug  2200/1000  ***  NZ  RBNZ monetary policy press conference

09-Aug  2350/0850  *    JP  Machinery orders

09-Aug  0130/0930  ***  CN  CPI

09-Aug  0130/0930  ***  CN  Producer Price Index

09-Aug  0545/0745  **   CH  unemployment

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

                              Housing Corp)

09-Aug  1230/0830  **   US  Jobless Claims

09-Aug  1230/0830  ***  US  PPI

09-Aug  1230/0830  *    CA  New Housing Price Index

09-Aug  1345/0945  *    US  Bloomberg Comfort Index

09-Aug  1400/1000  **   US  wholesale trade

09-Aug  1430/1030  **   US  Natural Gas Stocks

09-Aug  2030/1630  **   US  Fed Weekly Money Supply Data

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