US Non-Farm Payrolls: Friday, 13:30. The US economy gained 128,000 jobs in October, below the long-running averages but above low expectations, stemming from the strike at General Motors. Moreover, revisions for previous months showed that job growth was considerably better than initially reported, as upward revisions added 95,000 to the count of the US workforce.Read more about 06 December 2019[…]

Australian GDP: Wednesday, The Australian economy expanded by a healthy 0.5% quarterly in both the first and second quarters of 2019. The upcoming publication for the third quarter is forecast to be identical with 0.5%. The economy in the land down under has been suffering from the Sino-American trade wars. While the Gross Domestic ProductRead more about 04 December 2019[…]

Euro-zone inflation: Friday, 10:00. While headline euro-zone inflation has decelerated to 0.7% – a multi-year low – the Core Consumer Price Index accelerated to 1.1%, a level that provides some encouragement for the European Central Bank. Similar levels are likely now. Canadian GDP: Friday, 13:30. Canada publishes its GDP reports on a monthly basis –Read more about 29 November 2019[…]

US GDP: Wednesday, 13:30. According to the first release of third-quarter Gross Domestic Product, the economy grew by 1.9% annualized. That expansion rate is unimpressive in absolute terms but above the levels seen in the euro-zone and in other developed economies. An upgrade to levels above 2% would push the dollar higher, while a downgradeRead more about 27 November 2019[…]

22 November 2019 powered by Land-FX Euro-zone PMIs: Friday, 8:15 for France, 8:30 for Germany, and 9:00 for the whole euro-zone. France is experiencing moderate growth – with Purchasing Managers’ Indexes scores above 50. However, Germany’s manufacturing sector is suffering an outright slump – well in contraction territory – that has dragged the economy into recession. TheRead more about 22 November 2019[…]

21 November 2019 powered by Land-FX ECB Meeting Minutes: Thursday, 12:30. The last meeting presided by Mario Draghi as President of the European Central Bank yielded was all about defending his legacy and especially the last policy changes in November. The Frankfurt-based institution cut rates and announced the restart of the bond-buying scheme. The document may showRead more about 21 November 2019[…]

20 November 2019 powered by Land-FX FOMC Meeting Minutes: Wednesday, 19:00. The Federal Reserve releases its minutes from its meeting in late October. In that decision, the Fed cut rates but signaled a pause – at least for now. Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve, later indicated that the bar for raising rates is higher than forRead more about 20 November 2019[…]

14 November 2019 powered by Land-FX Australian jobs report: Thursday, 00:30. The land down under has a low unemployment rate of 5.2%, but the RBA is unsatisfied with this outcome. The same level will likely be repeated in the report for October. The employment change figure is expected to show an increase of 16.2K positions, similar toRead more about 14 November 2019[…]

13 November 2019 powered by Land-FX New Zealand rate decision: Wednesday, 1:00. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has already cut interest rates by 0.75% this year after a long period of stagnation and may do it again — slashing another 25 basis points and setting the Official Cash Rate at 0.75%. The rise of the unemploymentRead more about 13 November 2019[…]

Japan rate decision: Thursday, early in the morning. The Bank of Japan has been contemplating another rate cut within the negative territory as other central banks have taken steps to ease monetary policy. However, the -0.10% rate has been hurting banks without pushing inflation higher. Governor Haruhiko Kuroda and his colleagues will likely leave interestRead more about 31 October 2019[…]