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All Day EUR French Bank Holiday
Tentative CNY New Loans
Forecast 1960B Previous 620B
2:00pm CNY GDP q/y
Forecast 5.10% Previous 5.40%
2:00pm CNY Industrial Production y/y
Forecast 5.60% Previous 5.80%
2:00pm CNY Retail Sales y/y
Forecast 5.20% Previous 6.40%
9:00pm EUR German ZEW Economic Sentiment
Forecast 50.8 Previous 47.5
12:30am CAD CPI m/m
Forecast 0.20% Previous 0.60%
12:30am CAD Median CPI y/y
Forecast 3.00% Previous 3.00%
12:30am CAD Trimmed CPI y/y
Forecast 3.00% Previous 3.00%
12:30am CAD Common CPI y/y
Forecast 2.70% Previous 2.60%
12:30am USD Core CPI m/m
Forecast 0.30% Previous 0.10%
12:30am USD CPI m/m
Forecast 0.30% Previous 0.10%
12:30am USD CPI y/y
Forecast 2.60% Previous 2.40%
12:30am USD Empire State Manufacturing Index
Forecast -7.8 Previous -16
8:00am GBP BOE Gov Bailey Speaks
6:00pm GBP CPI y/y
Forecast 3.40% Previous 3.40%
12:30am USD Core PPI m/m
Forecast 0.20% Previous 0.10%
12:30am USD PPI m/m
Forecast 0.30% Previous 0.10%
1:30pm AUD Employment Change
Forecast 21.0K Previous -2.5K
1:30pm AUD Unemployment Rate
Forecast 4.10% Previous 4.10%
6:00pm GBP Average Earnings Index 3m/y
Forecast 5.00% Previous 5.30%
6:00pm GBP Claimant Count Change
Forecast 17.9K Previous 33.1K
12:30am USD Core Retail Sales m/m
Forecast 0.30% Previous -0.30%
12:30am USD Retail Sales m/m
Forecast 0.20% Previous -0.90%
12:30am USD Unemployment Claims
Forecast 234K Previous 227K
12:30am USD Philly Fed Manufacturing Index
Forecast 0.4 Previous -4
10:30am USD FOMC Member Waller Speaks
2:00am USD Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment
Forecast 61.4 Previous 60.72:00am USD Prelim UoM Inflation Expectations
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US markets turned positive overnight, following some strong Retail Sales numbers, released overnight. Retail Sales surged 0.6% for June and 3.9% per annum, showing the strength of the consumer in a largely consumer driven economy.
Read more →Asian equity markets headed south overnight, with notable individual exceptions, those being trading nations with trade agreements with the USA. Indonesian markets rallied, following confirmation, of the US deal.
Read more →Overnight Indonesia secured a trade deal with the USA, following other Asian giants, China and Vietnam. The deal is agreeing to a carte blanche 19% tariff, on all exports to the USA, while opening their market to US exports.
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