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August 2018 Economic
Statistics
and Other Economic Influences |
TUESDAYS:
Weekly Chain Store Sales*
Average Hourly Earnings*
API Weekly Gas/Oil Stockpiles Report* ** (4:30p.m.)
WEDNESDAYS:
Mortgage Applications Data
EIA Weekly Report on Gas & Oil Stockpiles* (10a.m.)
THURSDAYS:
Weekly Unemployment Report*
Weekly Mutual Fund Flows*
Natural Gas Storage Levels* (a.m.)
*Except Holidays ** As of 1/09
All Dates Subject to Change: |
| Sunday, Aug 12 |
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OVERNIGHT
into US Mon. a.m. et:
German Jul Wholesale Price Index
French Jun Trade Balance
Singapore Q2 GDP
India Jun Industrial
Production/.Manufacturing Output, Jul CPI
OPEC Monthly Report
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| Monday, Aug. 13 |
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US Treasury Auctions $51B
3-, & $45B 6-month Bills
OVERNIGHT into US Tues. a.m. et:
Aussie NAB Jul Business Conditions Survey
China Jul Jobless Rate, Retail Sales,
Industrial Production, Fixed Assets, Jun (F) Industrial Production/Capacity Utilization
South Korea Jul Import/Export Price Index
French Q2 Unemployment Rate
German Q2 (P) GDP, July CPI, HICP
India WPI Jul Food, Fuel, Inlfation,
Manufacturing Inflation
French, Spanish Jul CPI, HICP
Swiss Jul Producer & Import Prices
UK Jul Claimant Count/Change,
Avg Wkly Earnings, ILO 3-month Unemployment Rate/Change
German ZEW Aug Economic Sentiment
South Africa Jun Gold & Mining Production
India Trade Balance
Eurozone Jun Industrial Production, Q2
(P) GDP, ZEW Aug Survey
Eurogroup Meetings
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| Tuesday, Aug 14 |
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NFIB Small Business Optimism Index
Canada Teranet/National Bank Jul Home Price Index
US Import/Export Prices
Redbook weekly store sales snapshot
US Treasury Auctions $26B 52-week bills
NY Fed Releases 18Q2 Household Debt & Credit Report
OVERNIGHT into US Wed. am. et:
Aussie Q2 Wage Price Index, Westpac Aug
Consumer Confidence
China Jul New Home Prices
UK Jul CPIH, CPI, Retail Price Index,
PPI, Jun House Price Index
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| Wed.
Aug 15 |
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MBA weekly Mortgage/Refinance
Applications
US July Retail Sales
US Q2 Unit Labor Costs (P)
Empire State Aug Manufacturing Survey
Canada Jul Existing Home Sales
US Q2 Productivity & Costs
July US Industrial Production/Capacity Utilization
Atlanta Fed Business Inflation Expectations
US June Business Inventories
NAHB Aug. Housing Market Index
EIA weekly Petroleum/Gasoline/Distillates Report (w/e 08/11)
US Jun TICS
Holidays in India, Italy & South Korea
OVERNIGHT into US Thurs. a.m. et;
Japan Jul Trade Balance + Foreign
Investments in Japan & Vice Versa
South Africa Jun Retail Sales
RBA (Aussie) Ellis speaks
(Canberra), & Jul Unemployment Rate/ Participation/Full-Time/Part-Time, Jul
Foreign Exchange Transactions
New Zealand non-resident Bond Holdings
Norges (Norway) Bank MPC Meeting
Decision (08/16 local time)
UK Jul Retail Sales
Eurozone Jun Trade Balaance
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| Thursday, Aug 16 |
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July Housing Starts/Building
Permits
Canada ADP July Payrolls Report, Jun Manufacturers Sales
US weekly Jobless Claims
Philly Fed Business Outlook Survey
EIA weekly Natural Gas Report
Fed weekly Balance Sheet + Money Supply (4:30pm et)
OVERNIGHT into US Fri. a.m. et:
RBA Gov Lowe Semiannual Testimony
Japan Reuters Aug Tankan Index
Singapore Jul Trade Balance
China Jul Net Fx settlement
Hong Kong Jul Unemployment Rate
India Bank Loan & Deposit Growth, Fx
Reserves
Japan Jul Nationwide & Tokyo Dept
Store Sales, BoJ Outright Bond Purchases
Eurozone Jun Current Account, Jul CPI
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| Friday,
Aug 17 |
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Canada Jun Int'l Securities
Transactions, Jul CPI
Russia Retail Sales & PPI
U.M. (Prelim) Aug Consumer Sentiment
US Q2 eCommerce Sales
Baker-Hughes weekly US/North American Rig Count (1pm et)
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| Saturday, Aug 18 |
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German Chancellor Merkel &
Russia's Putin meet in Germany (6pm local time)
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| Sunday, Aug 19 |
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OVERNIGHT
into US Mon. a.m. et:
UK CBI Aug Selling & Order Trends +
Rightmove Aug House Prices
German Jul PPI
Russia monthly GDP
Eurozone Jun Construction Output
Central Bank Research (CEBRA) Ass'n
Annual Meeting BoC Dpty Gov Wilkins panelist (Frankfurt thru 21st)
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| Monday, Aug 20 |
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Fed's Bostic fireside
chat On Eco Outlook @ Bristol Chamber of Commerce (Kingsport TN 11am)
US Treasury Auctions $51B 3-month & $45B 6-month Bills (11:30am et)
OVERNIGHT into US Tues. a.m. et:
South Korea Jul PPI
RBA's Aug 7th Meeting Minutes &
Debelle speaks (Brisbane), NAB Biz Confidence
New Zealand Jul Credit Card Spending, +
Migration & Visitors
Japan Jul Supermarket Sales
Swiss Jul Trade Balance + Watch
Exports
UK Jul Public Finances, Central Gov't
NCR, Public Sector Borrowing, CBI Aug Trends
Canada Jun Wholesale Trade
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| Tuesday, Aug 21 |
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Redbook weekly chain store sales
snapshot
IRS Nationwide Tax Forum (Chicago thru 23rd)
OVERNIGHT into US Wed. a.m. et:
New Zealand Q2 Retail Sales, Dairy Trade
Price Index
RBA's Boulton Speaks (Sydney), Jul
Skilled Vacancies
BoJ Bond Purchases + All Industry
Activity Index
South Africa Jul CPI
Australia Q2 Construction Work Done
UK Inflation Report Hearings
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| Wed.,
Aug 22 |
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MBA weekly Mortgage/Refinance
Applications
Canada Jun Retail Sales
US July Existing Home Sales
EIA weekly Petroleum/Gasoline/Distillates Report (w/e 08/17 10:30am et)
Brazil FX Flows
FOMC Aug 1st Meeting Minutes (2pm et)
Holidays in Singapore & India
OVERNIGHT into US Thurs. a.m. et:
UK CBI Aug Reported Sales
Japan Nikkei Aug PMI
Manufacturing, Foreign Investments in Japan
French Aug Business Survey, Q3 Industrial
Investments
Swiss Industrial Orders
Markit Eurozone, French,
German, Aug Manufacturing/Services/Composite PMI
ECB Publishes Account of Monetary
Policy Meeting
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| Thurs.
Aug 23 |
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US weekly Jobless Claims
FHFA June/Q2 House Price Index
US Markit Aug Manufacturing, Services, + Composite Flash PMI
US July New Home Sales
Canada Q2 Corporate Prices
EIA weekly Natural Gas Report (w/e 08/17)
K.C. Fed Aug Manufacturing Index
K.C. Fed's Annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium:"Changing Market Structure
and Implications for Monetary Policy" (thru 25th)
US Treasury Refunding Announcement
US Treasury Auctions Reopened $14B 5-year TIPS
Fed weekly Balance Sheet + US Money Supply (4:30pm et)
OVERNIGHT into US Fri. a.m. et:
New Zealand Jul Trade Balance
Japan Jul CPI
Singapore Q2 GDP, Jul Industrial
Production
German Q2 GDP, Private Consumption, Gov't
Spending, Capital & Construction Investment, Jul Import Price Index
Spain PPI
Riksbank 1st Dpty Gov Jochnick on role of
central bk money on tomorrow's payment market (6:30 gmt)
UK Jul BBA Loans for House Purchase &
Gross Mortgage Approvals
Brazil Federal Tax Revenue
India FX Reserves
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| Friday,
Aug 24 |
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July US Durable Goods
Orders/Shipments
FOMC Chief Jerome Powell on "Monetary Policy in a Changing Economy" (10am et)
Mexico Q2 GDP (F)
Baker-Hughes weekly US//North American Rig Count (1pm et)
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| Saturday, Aug 25 |
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K.C. Fed Jackson Hole Conference
Finishing Up, with BoC Gov Poloz a panelist (Agenda finally released)
CMS Final 2019 Reimbursement Plans usually announced around now
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WEEKS AHEAD: 09/09
Swedish General Election
09/13 ECB MPC Meets
BoE MPC Meets
09/25--26 FOMC Meets, Updates Forecasts, Press Conference to Follow
*FOMC 2018 Voting Members: Chairperson
Jerome Powell, as of 02/05/18, and ALL members of the FOMC Board of
Governors are permanent voters: That includes Randall Quarles, & Lael
Brainard, plus New York Fed Pres, currently John
Williams (Formerly of the San Francisco Fed) who replaced William Dudley, who
retired from the bank on June 15, 2018.:New, revolving Regional Fed Bank leaders
who are voters for 2018: Atlanta Fed Pres. Raphael Bostic, new in August 2017
(replaced Dennis Lockhart), former McKinsey exec Thomas Barkin, who
assumed the title of Pres of Richmond Fed on 01/01/18, plus San
Francisco Fed, currently without a leader, since Williams left for NY. The hole
in the San Francisco Fed's hierarchy results in Esther George--a vrey vocal hawk--becoming
a voting member of the FOMC, bolstering hawkish positions voiced by Cleveland
Fed's voter, Loretta Mester, who wants rates raised at a quicker pace because she
believes the Fed has, already, fallen behind the curve. Richmond
wound up with an opening, after Jeff Lacker resigned, in early April 2017, when it became
known he'd (unintentionally) leaked sensitive FOMC discussions to Medley Advisors.
Richmond operated with an Interim Pres, Mark L Mullinix, while searching for a new leader.
Dissenters at the Dec. 2017 Meeting, Neel Kashkari & Charles Evans, are no longer
voters in 2018. |
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* HICP used in Europe, means Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices |
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