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December 2018 Economic
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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,
Dec 16 |
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ECB's Draghi &
Bundesbank's Weidmann speak (Frankfurt)
Chicago Fed's Evans Q&A @ Fixed Income Roundtable (Chicago Fed)
OVERNIGHT into US Mon. a.m. et:
Japan Nov. Dept Store Sales
Singapore Nov non-Oil Exports
Italian Oct Trade Balance
Belgian MPC & ECB member Smets
presents Belgian Economic Forecasts
UK Rightmove Dec House Prices,
CBI Dec Industrial Order Trends
Eurozone Oct Trade Balance, Nov CPI
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Monday, Dec 17 |
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Empire State/NY Fed Dec
Manufacturing Survey
Canada Oct Int'l Securities Transactions & Nov Existing Home Sales
NAHB Dec Housing Market Index
Brazil CAGED Net Payrolls
US Treasury Auctions $39B 3-, & $36B 6-month Bills
Treasury Oct TICS (4pm)
OVERNIGHT Into US Tues. a.m. et:
Aussie HIA New Home Sales + Nov Offshore
Hldgs
UK GfK Dec Consumer Confidence
New Zealand ANZ Dec Activity
RBA (Aussie) Minutes of
12/04 Meeting
Swiss SECO Dec Economic Forecasts
Hong Kong Nov Unemployment Rate
German Dec IFO Business
Climate/Expectations
Bk of Finland Gov+ ECB MPC Rehn updates
forecasts for Finnish economy
ECB's Makuch holds news
conference (Bratislava)
Brazil BCB Copom Meeting Minutes
Russia PPI
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Tuesday, Dec 18 |
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US Nov Housing
Starts/Building Permits
Canada Oct Manufacturing Sales
Redbook weekly store sales snapshot
FOMC 2-day Meeting starts
OVERNIGHT into US Wed. a.m. et:
New Zealand Q3 GDP, Current Account
Balance
Japan Nov Trade Balance, BoJ starts 2-day
Meeting (to 12/20 local time)
German Nov PPI
UK Nov. CPI incl. Owner-Occupied
Housing Costs, RPI, PPI, Oct HPI Index
Eurozone Oct Construction output
BoJ's Kuroda & Bk of France's
de Galhau speak @Europlace Int'l Fin Forum
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Wed.
Dec 19 |
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MBA weekly US Mortgage/Refinance
Applications
US Current Account Imbalance (8:30am)
Russia Nov Unemployment Rate, Retail Sales
Canada Q3 Current Account Balance, Nov CPI
US Nov Existing Home Sales
EIA weekly Petroleum/Gasoline/Distillates Report (10:30am w/e 12/14)
FOMC Post-Meeting Statement /Rate Decision (2pm)
FOMC Updated SEP (Member Forecasts 2pm)
Jerome Powell Press Conference (2:30pm et)
OVERNIGHT into US Thurs. a.m. et
New Zealand Q3 GDP, Nov Trade Balance
Aussie Nov Unemployment
Rate/Change/Participation, Credit Card Spending
BoJ MPC Interest Rate & QE
Decision, + Kuroda Presser (12/20 local time)
Italian Nov PPI
Hong Kong Nov CPI
Riksbank (Sweden) MPC Meets on Rates (12/20
local time)
Eurozone Oct current Account
UK Nov Retail Sales, CBI Dec Distributive
Trades Survey
Russia GDP
BoE MPC Meets on Rates & QE, Releases
Minutes, Publishes Inflation Report (12/20 local time)
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Thursday, Dec 20 |
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BoE Gov Carney Press
Conference
US weekly Jobless Claims
Canada Oct Wholesale Trade
Philly Fed Dec Business Outlook Survey
EIA weekly Natural Gas Report (10:30am et w/e 12/14)
US Treasury Refunding Announcement
US Treasury Auctions 4-, & 8-week Bills (Value not yet announced)
US Treasury Auctions $14B Reopened 5-year TIPS
Bk of Mexico MPC Meets, Announces Rate Decision (Raised at last meeting)
Fed weekly Balance Sheet & US Money Supply (4:30pm et)
OVERNIGHT into US Friday a.m. et:
So. Korea Nov PPI
New Zealand Q3 GDP & ANZ Dec Consumer
Confidence
China Nov Fixed Net Settlement
Aussie Unemployment Rate/Change/Participation
New Zealand Nov Credit Card Spending
Japan Oct All Industry Activity Index, Nov
Machine Tool Orders, CPI
Swiss Nov Trade Balance, Watch Exports
French Q3 GDP, Nov Consumer Spending, PPI, Dec
Business Survey
Spain Trade Balance
Italy Nov Trade Balance
India Bank Loan & Deposit Growth
BoE Quarterly Bulletin
Brazil Nov Current Account & Foreign Direct
Investment
UK Q3 GDP, Total Business
Investment, Nov Retail Sales, Public Sector Net Borrowing, Central Gov't NCR, Public
Finances, Q3 Current Account Balance, Dec GfK Consumer Confidence
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Friday,
Dec 21 |
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Quadruple Witch
Options/Futures Expiration
Canada Q3 GDP, Oct Retail Sales
BoC (Canada) Business Outlook Report (surveys 100 companies)
Durable Goods Orders/Shipments (8:30am)
US Q3 GDP/Business Investment/Consumer Spending/Consumption/PCE
US Q3 Corporate Profits
US Q3 Personal Income/Spending/PCE (10am)
US Nov Durable Goods Orders/Shipments
Bk of Canada Business Outlook Survey & Oct Gov't Budget Balance
U.M. Final Dec Consumer Sentiment Survey
K.C. Dec. Fed Manufacturing Index
Baker-Hughes weekly US/North American Rig Count (1pm et)
Dallas Fed Nov PCE
US Federal Funding Expires at Midnight (2-wk extension from 12/07)
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Saturday, Dec 22 |
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S&P Indices Rebalanced
Based on Yesterday's Close |
Sunday,
Dec 23 |
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See Full
International Economic Calendar through year end here |
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WEEKS AHEAD:
*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, newly (Sept) sworn in Richard Clarida, 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, without a leader, since Williams left for NY in July, named Mary Daly
Pres/CEO as of 10/1/2018, who'll be a voter until Feb. The hole in the San
Francisco Fed's hierarchy resulted in Esther George--a very vocal hawk--becoming a voting
member of the FOMC, but she steps aside as of Mary Daly's swearing in, and returns as a
voter in Feb 2019. Cleveland Fed's voter, Loretta Mester, a hawk, 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 its new leader, Thomas Barkin, who arrived Jan 1st
2018.. Dissenters at the Dec. 2017 Meeting, Neel Kashkari & Charles Evans, are no
longer voters in 2018. |
* HICP used in Europe, means Harmonized Index of Consumer Price |
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