Weekly Economic Calendar

April 14 – April 19, 2024 Economic report and policy meetings

April 14

Japan:  Machinery Orders (YoY) – February

New Zealand:  Services NZ PSI - March

April 15

Brazil:  Brazilian Central Bank (BCB) Focus Market Readout

China:  House Price Index (YoY) – March, GDP Growth Rate (YoY) – 1^st Qtr., Fixed Asset Investment YTD (YoY) – March, GDP Growth Rate (QoQ) – 1^st Qtr., Industrial Production (YoY) – March, Retail Sales (YoY) – March, Unemployment Rate – March

Euro-Zone:  Industrial Production (YoY) - February

India:  Balance of Trade – March

Indonesia:  Balance of Trade – March

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

U.S.:  Retail Sales (MoM) - March, Retail Sales Excluding Autos (MoM) – March, Retail Sales Excluding Gas/Autos (MoM) – March, Business Inventories (MoM) – February, National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Housing Market Index – April

The Census Bureau reports its advance estimate of retail and food service sales for March. Consensus estimate is for retail sales to increase 0.4% month over month to $704 billion, after a 0.6% gain in February. Excluding autos, sales are expected to rise 0.3%, two-tenths of a percentage point less than previously.

April 16

Australia:  Westpac Leading (Economic) Index (MoM) - March

Canada:  Core Inflation Rate (MoM) – March, Core Inflation Rate (YoY) – March, Inflation Rate (YoY) – March, Inflation Rate (MoM) - March

Euro-Zone:  ZEW Economic Sentiment Index – April, Balance of Trade – February, Germany: ZEW Economic Sentiment Index – April, ZEW Current Conditions – April, Italy: Inflation Rate (YoY) Final – March, Balance of Trade – February

Japan:  Reuters Tankan Index – April, Balance of Trade – March    

New Zealand:  Inflation Rate (YoY) – 1^st Qtr., Inflation Rate (QoQ) – 1^st Qtr.

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

U.S.:  Building Permits Preliminary - May, Building Permits (MoM) Preliminary – March, Housing Starts (MoM), Industrial Production (MoM)- March, Industrial Production (YoY) – March

April 17

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

Brazil:  Business Confidence - April  

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

Euro-Zone:  Core Inflation Rate (YoY) Final – March, Inflation Rate (MoM) Final – March, Inflation Rate (YoY) Final – March

Japan:  Foreign Bond Investment – April 13   

Netherlands:  Unemployment Rate - March

South Africa:  Inflation Rate (MoM) – March, Inflation Rate (YoY) – March

Switzerland:  Balance of Trade – March

U.S.:  Federal Reserve Beige Book, Net Long-term Treasury International Capital (TIC) Flows – February, MBA Survey Indexes - Mortgage Market Index, Mortgage Applications (April 12), Mortgage Market Change, Mortgage Refinance Index, Refinancing Change, MBA Mortgage Approvals (April 12), Department of Energy (DOE) U.S. Crude Oil Inventories (April 12), DOE Cushing OK Crude Inventory (April 12), DOE U.S. Gasoline Inventories (April 12), DOE U.S. Distillate Inventory (April 12), DOE U.S. Refinery Utilization (April 12), DOE Crude Oil Implied Demand

April 18

Euro-Zone:  New Car Registrations (YoY) – March, France: Business Confidence – April

Japan:  Inflation Rate (YoY) – March, Core Inflation Rate (YoY) – March, Inflation Rate Excluding Good and Energy (YoY) – March, Tertiary Industry Index (MoM) - February

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

U.S.:  Continuing Jobless Claims – April 6, Initial Jobless Claims – April 13, Philadelphia Federal Reserve Manufacturing Index – April, Conference Board Leading (Economic) Index (MoM) – March, Existing Home Sales (MoM) - March

April 19

Euro-Zone:  Spain: Balance of Trade – February, Consumer Confidence - March

India:  Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes

U.K.:  Bank of England Ramsden Speech

U.S.:  Baker Hughes U.S. Rig Count – April 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.