Weekly Economic Calendar

January 14 - January 19, 2024 Economic report and policy meetings

January 14

Indonesia:  Balance of Trade – December   

January 15

Australia:  WESTPAC Consumer Confidence Index – January    

Brazil:  Brazilian Central Bank (BCB) Focus Market Readout, Business Confidence – January

Euro-Zone:  Balance of Trade – November, Industrial Production (YoY) – November, Germany: Full Year GDP Growth (2023), Germany; Inflation Rate (YoY) Final – December, Inflation Rate (MoM) Final – December, Italy – Balance of Trade (November)

India:  Balance of Trade – December

Japan:  PPI (MoM) – December, PPI (YoY) – December         

U.K.:  Employment Change – October, Unemployment Rate – November, Average Earnings including Bonus (3 Mo/Yr) – November, Claimant Count Change – December

U.S.:  Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebrated

January 16

Canada:  Core Inflation Rate (MoM) – December, Core Inflation Rate (YoY) – December, Inflation Rate (YoY) – December, Inflation Rate (MoM) – December  

China:  House Price Index (YoY) – December, GDP Growth Rate (YoY) – 4^th Qtr., Fixed Asset Investment YTD (YoY) – December, GDP Growth Rate (QoQ) – 4^th Qtr., Industrial Production (YoY) – December, Retail Sales (YoY) – December, Unemployment Rate – December

Euro-Zone:  ZEW Economic Sentiment Index – January, Germany: ZEW Economic Sentiment Index – January, ZEW Current Conditions – January, Italy: Inflation Rate (YoY) Final – December   

Indonesia:  Interest Rate Decision

Japan:  Reuters Tankan Index – January     

New Zealand:  Electronic Retail Card Spending (MoM) – December, Electronic Retail Card Spending (YoY) - December

U.K.:  Core Inflation Rate (YoY) – December, Inflation Rate (YoY) – December, Inflation Rate (MoM) – December    

U.S.:  NY Empire State Manufacturing Index – January, NOPA Crush Report

January 17

Australia:  Employment Change – December, Unemployment Rate – December, Full Time Employment Change - December

Brazil:  Retail Sales (MoM) – November   

China:  Foreign Direct Investment YTD (YoY) – December

Euro-Zone:  Core Inflation Rate (YoY) Final – December, Inflation Rate (MoM) Final – December, Inflation Rate (YoY) Final – December, New Car Registrations (YoY) – December  

Japan:  Foreign Bond Investment – January 13^th, Machinery Orders (YoY) – November, Industrial Production (YoY) Final - November    

Netherlands:  Unemployment Rate – December   

U.S.:  Retail Sales (MoM) – December, Retail Sales Excluding Autos (MoM) – December, Retail Sales Excluding Gas/Autos (MoM) – December, Industrial Production (MoM) – December, Industrial Production (YoY) – December, Business Inventories (MoM) – November, NAHB Housing Market Index – January, MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate (January 12),  MBA Survey Indexes - Mortgage Market Index, Mortgage Applications (January 12), Mortgage Market Change, Mortgage Refinance Index, Refinancing Change, MBA Mortgage Approvals (January 12)

January 18

Australia:  Consumer Inflation Expectations - January     

Euro-Zone:  Spain: Balance of Trade - November   

Japan:  Inflation Rate (YoY) – December, Core Inflation Rate (YoY) – December, Inflation Rate Ex-Food and Energy (YoY) – December, Tertiary Industry Index (MoM) - November  

New Zealand:  Business NZ Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) – December

Russia:  Balance of Trade - November

U.K.:  Retail Sales Excluding Fuel (YoY) – December, Retail Sales (YoY) – December

U.S.:  Building Permits Preliminary – December, Building Permits (MoM) Preliminary – December, Housing Starts (MoM) – December, Philadelphia Federal Reserve Manufacturing Index – January, Continuing Jobless Claims – January 6, Initial Jobless Claims – January 13, Department of Energy (DOE) U.S. Crude Oil Inventories (January 12), DOE Cushing OK Crude Inventory (January 12), DOE U.S. Gasoline Inventories (January 12), DOE U.S. Distillate Inventory (January 12), DOE U.S. Refinery Utilization (January 5), DOE Crude Oil Implied Demand (January 12), Gasoline Implied Demand (January 12), Distillate Implied Demand (January 12), API Crude Oil Stock Change (January 12), EIA Natural Gas Stocks Change – January 12

January 19

Canada:  Retail Sales (MoM) - November

Euro-Zone:  Spain: Consumer Confidence  

U.S:  University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Preliminary – January, Existing Home Sales (MoM) – December, Net Long-term Treasury International Capital (TIC) Flows – November, Baker Hughes U.S. Rig Count – 19

Bold denotes likely market-moving newsflash which traders consider significant to foreign exchange levels or otherwise important/noteworthy information, i.e., market holiday’s which will affect standard settlement dates.