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) – 1st Qtr., Inflation Rate (QoQ) – 1st 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 – 1st Qtr., GDP Growth Rate (YoY) Advance – 1st 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 – 1st Qtr., Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Prices (QoQ) Advance – 1st Qtr., GDP Price Index (QoQ) Advance – 1st 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 – 1st 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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