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Economic Calendar With Volatility

By , About.com GuideFebruary 15, 2009

There are several news releases from each region this week (US, Europe, and Asia). The US has six high volatility news releases, Europe has four high volatility news releases, and Asia has three high volatility news releases. Markets from all three regions will probably experience high volatility and significant price movement throughout this week, with the exception of Monday for the US, as it is a holiday.

The US, European, and Asian news releases for this week are as follows (all times are Greenwich Mean Time, which is 1 hour behind Central European Time, and 5 hours ahead of US Eastern Time) :

US

  • Monday : FOMC News Conference at 2:40 PM
  • Tuesday : Manufacturing Index at 1:30 PM, Long Term Purchases at 2:00 PM, and Housing Market Index at 6:00 PM
  • Wednesday : Building Permits, Housing Starts, and Import Prices at 1:30 PM, Capacity Utilization Rate, and Industrial Production at 2:15 PM, Central Bank News Conference at 6:00 PM, FOMC News Conference at 6:30 PM, and FOMC Meeting at 7:00 PM
  • Thursday : PPI, and Unemployment Claims at 1:30 PM, Manufacturing Index and Leading Index at 3:00 PM, Natural Gas Storage at 3:30 PM, Oil Inventories at 4:00 PM, and FOMC News Conference at 6:15 PM
  • Friday : CPI at 1:30 PM

  • This week's US news releases that should cause high volatility are shown in bold type. Even with the holiday on Monday, there are several US news releases this week, and six high volatility news releases. The US markets will probably experience high volatility and significant price movement throughout this week (except Monday).

Europe

  • Monday : UK HPI at 12:01 AM, UK MPC News Conference at 2:00 PM, and EU Central Bank News Conference at 2:45 PM
  • Tuesday : Switzerland Retail Sales at 8:15 AM, UK CPI, HPI, and RPI at 9:30 AM, Germany Economic Sentiment, EU Economic Sentiment, and EU Trade Balance at 10:00 AM, and UK MPC News Conference at 6:30 PM
  • Wednesday : UK MPC Meeting at 9:30 AM, and UK Industrial Order Expectations at 11:00 AM
  • Thursday : Switzerland Trade Balance at 7:15 AM, Italy Trade Balance at 9:00 AM, UK Public Sector Borrowing, and Money Supply at 9:30 AM, Switzerland Economic Expectations at 10:00 AM, and UK MPC News Conference at 5:00 PM
  • Friday : France CPI at 7:45 AM, France PMI Manufacturing and Services at 8:00 AM, Germany PMI Manufacturing and Services at 8:30 AM, EU PMI Manufacturing and Services at 9:00 AM, and UK Retail Sales at 9:30 AM

  • This week's European news releases that should cause high volatility are shown in bold type. There are several European news releases this week, and four high volatility news releases. The European markets will probably experience high volatility and significant price movement throughout this week.

Asia

  • Monday : Japan Industrial Production at 4:30 AM, and Japan Industry Activity at 11:50 PM
  • Tuesday : Australia Monetary Policy at 12:30 AM, Australia Central Bank News Conference at 10:20 PM, and Australia Leading Index at 11:30 PM
  • Wednesday : Australia Retail Sales at 12:30 AM
  • Thursday : Australia Vehicle Sales, and Central Bank Bulletin at 12:30 AM, Japan Monetary Policy, Overnight Call Rate, and Central Bank News Conference at ??:?? ?? (Unknown Time), Australia Central Bank News Conference at 10:00 PM, and Japan Industry Activity at 11:50 PM
  • Friday : Japan Central Bank Report at 5:00 AM

  • This week's Asian news releases that should cause high volatility are shown in bold type. There are several Asian news releases this week, and three high volatility news releases. The Asian markets will probably experience high volatility and significant price movement throughout this week.

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