It looks like another big week ahead for traders this week with a raft of data releases scheduled as well as two major heavyweight central bank rate decisions. Friday’s jobs reports in the US added further volatility to the market and that will now throw even more focus on this week’s key CPI data release and Fed meeting conclusion.
There is a significant amount of other data updates across the globe in the coming days as well as a much-anticipated rate update from the Bank of Japan that is once again likely to spark strong moves in the Yen.
Here is our highlights table of scheduled risk events in the major economies for the week ahead:
Monday
- Australia – Bank Holiday
- China – Bank Holiday
Tuesday
- UK – Claimant Count Data
- UK – Average Earnings and Unemployment Rate Data
- US – 10-year Bond Auction
Wednesday
- China – CPI and PPI Data
- UK – GDP Data
- US – CPI Data
- US – Federal Reserve Rate Decision, Statement and Economic Projections
- US – Federal Reserve Press Conference
- Canada – BOC Governor Tiff Macklem Speaks
Thursday
- Australia – Employment Change Data and Unemployment Rate
- US – Unemployment Claims Data
- US – PPI Data
- US – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Speaks
Friday
- Japan – Bank of Japan Rate Decision and Monetary Policy Statement
- Japan – Bank of Japan Press Conference
- US – Preliminary University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment and Inflation Expectations
- EU – ECB President Christine LaGarde Speaks
