Economic Calendar With Volatility Expectations

There are several news releases from the US this week, and many news releases from Europe and Asia. The US has nine high volatility news releases, while Europe has ten high volatility news releases, and Asia has ten high volatility news releases. Markets from all three regions will probably experience some significant volatility and price movement throughout this week.

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

US

• Monday : PMI ISM Manufacturing, Pending Home Sales, Construction Spending, and ISM Manufacturing Prices at 3:00 PM, and FOMC News Conference at 8:00 PM
• Tuesday : Factory Orders at 3:00 PM, Vehicle Sales at ??:?? ?? (Unknown Time), and Loan Survey at ??:?? ?? (Unknown Time)
• Wednesday : Job Cuts at 12:30 PM, Non Farm Employment Change at 1:15 PM, PMI ISM Non Manufacturing at 3:00 PM, Oil Inventories at 3:30 PM, and FOMC News Conference, and Federal Funds Rate at 7:15 PM
• Thursday : Unemployment Claims, Non Farm Productivity, and Unit Labor Costs at 1:30 PM, and Natural Gas Storage at 3:30 PM
• Friday : G20 Meeting at ??:?? ?? (Unknown Time), Non Farm Employment Change, Unemployment Rate, and Average Hourly Earnings at 1:30 PM, FOMC News Conference at 2:45 PM, Wholesale Inventories at 3:00 PM, FOMC News Conference at 4:30 PM, and Consumer Credit at 8:00 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 experience some significant volatility and price movement throughout this week.

Europe

• Monday : Switzerland PMI at 8:30 AM, EU PMI Manufacturing at 9:00 AM, UK HPI at ??:?? ?? (Unknown Time), UK PMI Manufacturing at 9:30 AM, and Switzerland News Conference at ??:?? ?? (Unknown Time)
• Tuesday : UK PMI Construction at 9:30 AM, and Germany Bundesbank News Conference at 5:00 PM
• Wednesday : UK Consumer Confidence, and Shop Price Index at 12:01 AM, EU PMI Services at 9:00 AM, UK PMI Services at 9:30 AM, and EU PPI at 10:00 AM
• Thursday : Switzerland Consumer Climate at 6:45 AM, Switzerland CPI at 8:15 AM, UK Manufacturing Production, and Industrial Production at 9:30 AM, EU Retail Sales at 10:00 AM, UK Asset Purchase Facility at 12:00 PM, UK MPC Rate at ??:?? ?? (Unknown Time), UK Official Bank Rate at 12:00 PM, EU Minimum Bid Rate at 12:45 PM, and EU Central Bank News Conference at 1:30 PM
• Friday : UK GDP at 12:01 AM, UK Financial Stability Report at ??:?? ?? (Unknown Time), Switzerland Unemployment Rate at 6:45 AM, France Budget Balance, and Trade Balance at 7:45 AM, UK PPI at 9:30 AM, G20 Meeting at ??:?? ?? (Unknown Time), and Germany Factory Orders at 11:00 AM

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

Asia

• Monday : Australia HPI at 12:30 AM, Japan Average Cash Earnings at 1:30 AM, China PMI Manufacturing at 2:30 AM, Australia Commodity Prices at 5:30 AM, and New Zealand Labor Cost Index at 9:45 PM
• Tuesday : New Zealand Commodity Prices at 2:00 AM, Australia Cash Rate, and Central Bank Rate at 3:30 AM, Australia Services Index at 10:30 PM, and Japan Monetary Base at 11:50 PM
• Wednesday : Australia Bulding Approvals, and Retail Sales at 12:30 AM, Japan Central Bank News Conference at 2:30 AM, New Zealand Employment Change, and Unemployment Rate at 9:45 PM, and Japan Monetary Policy at 11:50 PM
• Thursday : Australia Trade Balance at 12:30 AM, Australia Central Bank News Conference at 8:55 AM, and Australia Construction Index at 10:30 PM
• Friday : Australia Monetary Policy at 12:30 AM, Japan Leading Indicators at 5:00 AM, Australia Central Bank News Conference at 6:20 AM, and G20 Meeting at ??:?? ?? (Unknown Time)

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