Weekly Economic Calendar

April 21 – April 26, 2024 Economic report and policy meetings

April 21

Indonesia:  Balance of Trade – March

Netherlands:  Consumer Confidence – April

April 22

Australia:  Judo Bank Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) Flash – April, Judo Bank Services PMI Flash – April   

Brazil:  Brazilian Central Bank (BCB) Focus Market Readout

Canada:  New Housing Price Index (YoY) – March

China:  Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) YTD (YoY) - March

Euro-Zone:  Government Budget to GDP (2023), Consumer Confidence Flash - April

India:  HSBC Composite Flash – April, HSBC Manufacturing PMI Flash – April, HSBC Services PMI Flash - April

Mexico:  Economic Activity (YoY) – February

U.K.:  Public Sector Net Borrowing – March

U.S.:  Chicago Federal Reserve National Activity Index - March

April 23

Euro-Zone:  HCOB Composite PMI Flash – April, HCOB Manufacturing HCOB Manufacturing PMI Flash – April, HCOB Services PMI Flash – April, France:  HCOB Composite Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) Flash – April, HCOB Manufacturing PMI Flash – April, HCIB Services PMI Flash – April, Germany: HCOB Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) Flash – April, HCOB Composite PMI Flash – April, HCOB Services

New Zealand:  Balance of Trade – March, Inflation Rate (YoY) – 1^st Qtr., Inflation Rate (QoQ) – 1^st Qtr., Monthly CPI Indicator – March      

S. Korea:  Consumer Confidence - April

U.K.:  S&P Global Composite Purchasing Managers Index – April, S&P Global Manufacturing PMI Flash – April, S&P Global Services PMI Flash – April  

U.S.:  S&P Global Composite PMI Flash – April, S&P Global Manufacturing PMI Flash – April, S&P Global Services PMI Flash – April, New Home Sales (MoM) - March

April 24

Canada:  Retail Sales (MoM) - February

Euro-Zone:  Germany: Ifo Business Climate, Italy: Business Confidence – April, Consumer Confidence – April 10-Year Bund Auction, Germany: GfK Consumer Confidence – May, France: Business Confidence - April

Indonesia:  Interest Rate Decision

Japan:  Foreign Bond Investment – April 20, Coincident Index Final – February, Leading Economic Index Final - February

Mexico:  Mid-month inflation rate (MoM) – April, Mid-month inflation rate (YoY) - April

Poland:  Unemployment Rate - March

South Korea:  Business Confidence – April, GDP Growth Rate (QoQ) Advance – 1^st Qtr., GDP Growth Rate (YoY) Advance – 1^st Qtr.  

U.S.:  Durable Goods Orders (MoM) – March, Durable Goods Orders Excluding Transportation (MoM) – March, MBA Survey Indexes - Mortgage Market Index, Mortgage Applications (April 19), Mortgage Market Change, Mortgage Refinance Index, Refinancing Change, MBA Mortgage Approvals (April 19), Department of Energy (DOE) U.S. Crude Oil Inventories (April 19), DOE Cushing OK Crude Inventory (April 19), DOE U.S. Gasoline Inventories (April 19), DOE U.S. Distillate Inventory (April 19), DOE U.S. Refinery Utilization (April 19), DOE Crude Oil Implied Demand

April 25

Canada:  Average Weekly Earnings (YoY) - February

Euro-Zone:  European Central Bank (ECB) Economic Bulletin, France: Unemployment Benefit Claims – March, Consumer Confidence

Japan:  Bank of Japan (BoJ) Interest Rate Decision, BoJ Quarterly Outlook Report

U.K.:  Gfk Consumer Confidence - April

U.S.:  GDP Growth Rate (QoQ) Advance – 1^st Qtr., Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Prices (QoQ) Advance – 1^st Qtr., GDP Price Index (QoQ) Advance – 1^st Qtr., Goods Trade Balance Advance – March, PCE Continuing Jobless Claims – April 13, Initial Jobless Claims – April 20, Pending Home Sales (YoY) – March, Baker Hughes U.S. Rig Count – April 19

April 26

Australia:

China:  Industrial Profits YTD (YoY) - March

Euro-Zone:  Spain: Unemployment Rate – 1^st Qtr.

Mexico:  Balance of Trade – March, Unemployment Rate – March

Russia:  Unemployment Rate - March

Switzerland:  Swiss National Bank’s Jordan Speech

U.S.:  Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index (YoY)- March, PCE Price Index (YoY) – March, Core PCE Price Index (MoM) – March, PCE Price Index (MoM) – March, Personal Income (MoM) – March, Personal Spending (MoM) – March, University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Final – April

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