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) – 4th Qtr., Fixed Asset Investment YTD (YoY) – December, GDP Growth Rate (QoQ) – 4th 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 13th, 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
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