Global stock markets fell Monday, led by a sharp dive in Japan, as traders awaited a packed schedule
of economic data releases this week in the U.S. and a key meeting of the Federal Reserve.
A solid economic calendar will provide not only the dates and times of the release
of economic data releases, but will also contain information about company - specific financial releases, expert predictions, important scheduled meetings and speeches, and more.
There were a couple of pieces
of economic data released this morning, all... View Article
Not exact matches
They could simply view Statistics Canada's running summary
of the latest
economic data or StatCan's
release schedule, though they do not necessarily reflect which series are the most important.
The positive
economic data, which included the
release of better - than - expected purchasing managers» index (PMI) readings last Wednesday, and a large current account surplus in some euro zone economies, have given confidence to investors to buy euros.
In addition to Friday's jobs report, this week brings a handful
of other
economic data releases with the potential to affect markets.
BI: What pieces
of new information (e.g.
economic data releases, price action in a given market over the next few days / weeks, etc.) do you think have the biggest potential to alter your outlook?
My calendar
of economic indicators shows that Canadian trade
data will be
released tomorrow, job numbers on Friday and we will have a Bank
of Canada rate decision on September 9th.
Several
economic indicators this week may help discern the timing
of the first rate hike, especially the consumer price
data for May
released on Thursday.
Minutes
of the meeting
released three weeks later showed that some policymakers indicated they were ready for another small rate hike, while other officials wanted to wait until incoming
data «provided a greater level
of confidence that
economic growth was strong enough to withstand a possible downward shock to demand.»
We expect the Fed to raise rates just once this year — likely in December — and to proceed cautiously given the unevenness
of the domestic
economic recovery, as highlighted by weak retail sales
data released last week, and global growth uncertainties.
Markets in Japan are still trading in a wait - and - see mode ahead
of an expected
economic data release on Wednesday.
But new
data released by a group
of U.S. - based economists suggests that for all
of Donald Trump's day - to - day unpredictability in the U.S.,
economic uncertainty in Canada is far more extreme.
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of releases of key
economic data.
These fluctuations were large relative to actual
economic and policy surprises, as the only notable negative piece
of news that day was the
release of somewhat weaker than expected retail sales
data for the United States one hour before the event.
Onto the
economic data front, and we had three key
releases out
of China overnight, and all three were below consensus.
If we all agreed that this value was fair, then stock prices would be static, stuck in place until an outside variable — say, the
release of new
economic data — changed investors» minds.
Shortly after the
release of the
data, speculation continued as to whether the recent signs
of economic recovery that we have recently seen will continue.
For the EUR,
economic data scheduled for
release this morning includes retail sales figures out
of German, together with prelim April inflation numbers out
of Germany and Italy.
A series
of important
economic data is being
released in the USA, since the biggest economy in the world has a lot to share with its citizens and the world.
This started with the
release of a strong March employment report, and was reinforced by the subsequent publication
of other strong
economic data and a relatively large increase in the CPI.
Despite their insistence on a tragic end to this story, we really haven't seen a meaningful level
of economic slowdown from recent
data releases, especially those in the labor and housing markets.
The study, based on Trade in Value Added
data recently
released by the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development, shows that between 1995, the year after NAFTA went into effect, and 2011, U.S. content
of manufactured goods imported from Canada dropped significantly — from 21 percent to 15 percent.
It is one
of those publications that few media outlets will report on, and even fewer British Columbians will read, but BC Stats just
released the latest version
of its Local Area
Economic Dependencies, updated based on 2006 census
data.
Price action may also increase and decrease along with the
release of economic data and financial
data.
The December 2016 decision by the PBOC to restrict investment - related FX purchases, however, changed the funding equilibrium (this took effect following the most recent Redfin report, thus not yet visible in most
economic data releases as
of Feb 17).
The latest round
of OECD Composite Leading Indicators was just
released, and given how useful these indicators can be in shedding light on the state
of the
economic cycle (and market cycle) it's worth taking a look at the trends within the
data.
Turning to today's
economic calendar, Eurozone trade
data will be
released along with a string
of US reports including initial jobless claims and manufacturing figures.
We «ll learn a lot more about both with the
release of more earnings guidance,
economic data, a Fed meeting and the employment reports.
The
data released today by the BEA show pretty clearly that the arguments we make in House
of Debt remain relevant for thinking about
economic weakness today.
With geopolitical theatre (trade war posturing, central bank comments, FBI raids
of Presidential lawyers, etc) grabbing all the headlines this week, it's easy to forget that there is still some potentially market - moving
economic data scheduled for
release.
Economic data released through the Asian session was on the heavier side this morning, with stats including New Zealand's trade figures for March, inflation, industrial production and retail sales figures out
of Japan and wholesale price inflation numbers out
of Australia.
In the July employment report,
released earlier this month, the 3 - month, 6 - month, and 12 - month moving average payroll gains all came in considerably stronger than the 200,000 average level
of jobs growth that has been typical
of past periods
of economic expansion, according to Bloomberg
data.
Traders have had little reaction to the
release of the Beige Book this afternoon and there was no U.S.
economic data this morning.
Investors were encouraged by the
release of the better than expected existing home sales
data this morning and are looking forward to a number
of important
economic reports later this...
For the EUR,
economic data scheduled for
release this morning is on the heavier side and includes inflation and GDP numbers out
of France and Spain, unemployment numbers out
of Germany and French consumer spending figures.
The
data -
released in a report by Oxfam - comes out on the same day as the start
of the World
Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
With regards to the growth rate, it is important to stress that the Ghana Statistical Service, which is the primary source
of data on
economic management in Ghana and on whom even development partners rely for information on our economy, are yet to
release figures for the last quarter
of 2016, hence the figure
of 3.6 % quoted by President Akufo Addo can only provisional if not to create mischief for political gain.
The Minister for Universities and Science, David Willetts MP, has announced the
release of # 14 million to fund the second phase
of the
Economic and Social Research Council's (ESRC) investment in Big
Data.
The state Department
of Economic and Community Development understated tax credits for several projects and provided inaccurate
data about job creation, state auditors said in a report
released Tuesday.
This was contained in the
economic and financial
data released by the central bank at the end
of its Monetary Policy Committee meeting.
The country's debt stock has reached cents 145 billion ending February 2018, the latest Summary
of Economic and Financial
Data released by the Central Bank
of Ghana has shown.
As part
of Economic Development Week, the Saratoga County Prosperity Partnership
released new
data that broke down that very + Read More
Governor Cuomo's budget office
released some job numbers that they say shows the Comptroller's figures are out
of date, and that it may be too early to judge the
economic recovery based on
data that ends in 2014.
Cuomo's budget office
released some job numbers that they say shows the comptroller's figures are out
of date, and that it may be too early to judge the
economic recovery based on
data that ends in 2014.
Yet newly
released population
data from the U.N. show that developed countries, from the U.S. to Spain, have been experiencing (at least up through the beginnings
of the
economic crisis in 2008), if not baby booms, at least reproductive «rat - a-tat-tats.»
Researchers Eric Hanushek (Stanford University), Paul Peterson (Harvard University), and Ludger Woessmann (University
of Munich) examine the recently
released 2012 PISA (Program on International Student Assessment)
data, gathered from tests administered to 15 - year olds in the 34 countries that are members
of the Organization for
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Initially
released as a working paper through the National Bureau
of Economic Research in December 2015 and later published in the American
Economic Journal, Pathak and colleagues» study
of the program's first - year outcome
data showed significant negative impacts associated with voucher usage in Louisiana.
STANFORD — Despite an
economic downturn and new
data from the National Assessment
of Educational Progress (NAEP)
released last month that show no learning gains in math for American 4th graders, the nation's public schools will likely have more money and a larger and better paid labor force than they had in 2009, according to education researchers James W. Guthrie and Arthur Peng
of Vanderbilt University.