It is going to be a busy week ahead for investors this week as US data comes back to the market with a vengeance. Friday’s PCE data print helped to reassure investors that we will see Fed rate cuts in the months ahead, and US stock indices rallied well into the weekend. However, there are a raft of key tier 1 data releases scheduled in the week ahead that could further influence the path ahead for the FOMC. There are no fewer than four separate jobs data reports from the US, culminating in the non-farms data on Friday and traders are expecting to see plenty of volatility in the sessions ahead.
There are also crucial interest rate decisions scheduled for the Bank of Canada and the European Central Bank, with cuts now expected from both camps.
Here is our highlights table of scheduled risk events in the major economies:
Monday
- US – Final Manufacturing PMI Data
- US – ISM Manufacturing PMI Data
Tuesday
- Switzerland – CPI Data
- US – JOLTS Job Openings
Wednesday
- Australia – Quarterly GDP Data
- US – ADP Non-Farm Employment Change
- Canada – Bank of Canada Overnight Rate Decision and Statement
- Canada – Bank of Canada Press Conference
- US – ISM Service PMI Data
Thursday
- UK – Construction PMI Data
- EU – ECB Rate Decision and Policy Statement
- EU – ECB Press Conference
- US – Unemployment Claims Data
- Canada – Ivey PMI Data
Friday
- Canada – Employment Change and Unemployment Rate Data
- US – Non-Farm Employment Change Data
- US – Average Hourly Earnings Data
- US – Unemployment Rate
