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Economic Calendar With Volatility

By , About.com GuideMay 30, 2009

There are several news releases from each region (the US, Europe, and Asia) this week. The US has nine high volatility news releases, while Europe has eight high volatility news releases, and Asia has six high volatility news releases. Markets from all three regions will probably continue experiencing high volatility and significant price movement throughout this week. Note that Monday is a holiday in France, Germany, and Switzerland.

The US, European, and Asian news releases for this week are as follows (all times are Greenwich Mean Time, which is 2 hours behind Central European Time, and 4 hours ahead of US Eastern Time) :

US

  • Monday : Price Index, Personal Spending, and Personal Income at 12:30 PM, and PMI Manufacturing, Construction Spending, and Manufacturing Prices at 2:00 PM
  • Tuesday : Pending Home Sales at 2:00 PM, and Vehicle Sales at ??:?? ?? (Unknown Time)
  • Wednesday : Job Cuts at 11:30 AM, Non Farm Employment Change at 12:15 PM, Central Bank News Conference, PMI Non Manufacturing, and Factory Orders at 2:00 PM, and Oil Inventories at 2:30 PM
  • Thursday : FOMC News Conference, Unemployment Claims, Non Farm Productivity, and Unit Labor Costs at 12:30 PM, Central Bank News Conference at 12:45 PM, and Natural Gas Storage at 2:30 PM
  • Friday : Non Farm Employment Change, Unemployment Rate, and Average Hourly Earnings at 12:30 PM, FOMC News Conference at 6:15 PM, and Consumer Credit at 7:00 PM

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

Europe

  • Monday : EU PMI Manufacturing at 8:00 AM, UK HPI at ??:?? ?? (Unknown Time), and UK PMI Manufacturing at 8:30 AM
  • Tuesday : Switzerland GDP at 5:45 AM, Switzerland PMI at 7:30 AM, UK PMI Construction, Lending To Individuals, and Mortgage Approvals at 8:30 AM, EU Unemployment Rate at 9:00 AM, UK Consumer Confidence at 11:01 PM, and UK Shop Price Index at ??:?? ?? (Unknown Time)
  • Wednesday : EU PMI Services at 8:00 AM, UK PMI Services at 8:30 AM, and EU PPI, and GDP at 9:00 AM
  • Thursday : EU Retail Sales at 9:00 AM, UK MPC Rate at ??:?? ?? (Unknown Time), UK Bank Rate at 11:00 AM, EU Minimum Bid Rate at 11:45 AM, and EU Central Bank News Conference at 12:30 PM
  • Friday : Switzerland CPI at 7:15 AM, EU Central Bank News Conference at 7:50 AM, and UK PPI at 8:30 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 eight high volatility news releases. The European markets will probably continue experiencing high volatility and significant price movement throughout this week, with the exception of Monday which is a holiday in France, Germany, and Switzerland.

Asia

  • Monday : Australia New Home Sales at ??:?? ?? (Unknown Time), Australia Inflation Gauge at 12:30 AM, Australia Retail Sales, and Operating Profits, and Japan Average Cash Earnings at 1:30 AM, Australia Commodity Prices at 6:30 AM, and Japa Monetary Base at 11:50 PM
  • Tuesday : Australia Building Approvals, and Current Account at 1:30 AM, Australia Cash Rate, and Central Bank Rate at 4:30 AM, and Australia Services Index at 11:30 PM
  • Wednesday : Australia GDP at 1:30 AM, and Japan Capital Spending at 11:50 PM
  • Thursday : Australia Trade Balance at 1:30 AM, Australia Central Bank News Conference at 2:30 AM, New Zealand Commodity Prices at 3:00 AM, and Australia Construction Index at 11:30 PM
  • Friday : No News Releases

  • 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 six high volatility news releases. The Asian markets will probably continue experiencing high volatility and significant price movement throughout this week.

Comments
May 30, 2009 at 3:23 pm
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Hello Adam. Regarding the volatility factor… What’s your opinion on the leveraged Direxion ETFs? Can we (day traders) trade them like any other shares or not? Is there any catch when it comes to leverage?

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