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Economic Calendar With Volatility Expectations

By , About.com GuideAugust 15, 2010

There are several news releases from the US and Asia this week, and only a few news releases from Europe. There are five high volatility news releases from the US, five high volatility news releases from Europe, and three high volatility news releases from Asia. Markets from all three regions will probably experience medium to 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 two hours behind Central European Time, and four hours ahead of US Eastern Time) :

US

  • Monday: Manufacturing Index at 12:30 PM, Long Term Purchases at 1:00 PM, Mortgage Delinquencies at ??:?? ?? (Unknown Time), Housing Market Index at 2:00 PM, and Loan Survey at ??:?? ?? (Unknown Time)
  • Tuesday: Building Permits, PPI, and Housing Starts at 12:30 PM, Treasury News Conference at 1:00 PM, and Capacity Utilization Rate, and Industrial Production at 1:15 PM
  • Wednesday: Oil Inventories at 2:30 PM
  • Thursday: Unemployment Claims at 12:30 PM, Manufacturing Index, and Leading Index at 2:00 PM, Natural Gas Storage at 2:30 PM, and FOMC News Conference at 4:30 PM
  • Friday:
  • 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 five high volatility news releases. The US markets will probably experience their usual volatility and price movement throughout this week.

Europe

  • Monday : EU CPI at 9:00 AM
  • Tuesday : EU Current Account at 8:00 AM, UK CPI, and RPI at 8:30 AM, Germany Economic Sentiment, and EU Economic Sentiment at 9:00 AM, and UK Inflation at ??:?? ?? (Unknown Time)
  • Wednesday : UK MPC Meeting at 8:30 AM
  • Thursday : Germany PPI at 6:00 AM, Switzerland Trade Balance at 6:15 AM, UK Retail Sales, Mortgage Approvals, Public Sector Borrowing, and Money Supply at 8:30 AM, Switzerland Economic Expectations at 9:00 AM, and UK Industrial Order Expectations at 10:00 AM
  • Friday :
  • This week's European news releases that should cause high volatility are shown in bold type. There are only a few European news releases this week, and five high volatility news releases. The European markets will probably experience significant volatility and price movement throughout this week.

Asia

  • Monday : Australia New Vehicle Sales at 1:30 AM, China Leading Index at 2:00 AM, and China Foreign Direct Investment at ??:?? ?? (Unknown Time)
  • Tuesday : Australia Monetary Policy at 1:30 AM, and Australia Central Bank News Conference at 8:00 AM
  • Wednesday : Australia Leading Index at 12:30 AM, Australia Wage Price Index at 1:30 AM, and New Zealand PPI at 10:45 PM
  • Thursday : Japan Industry Activity at 4:30 AM, and New Zealand Visitor Arrivals at 10:45 PM
  • Friday : Australia Central Bank News Conference at 1:45 AM, and New Zealand Credit Card Spending at 3:00 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 their usual significant volatility and price movement throughout this week.

There are several news releases from all three regions (the US, Europe, and Asia) this week. The US and Asia have five high volatility news releases each, while Europe has four high volatility news releases. Markets from all three regions will probably experience 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 one hour behind Central European Time, and five hours ahead of US Eastern Time) :

US

  • Monday: FOMC News Conference at 2:10 AM
  • Tuesday: Trade Balance at 1:30 PM, and Economic Optimism at 3:00 PM
  • Wednesday: Oil Inventories at 3:30 PM, and Beige Book, and Budget Balance at 7:00 PM
  • Thursday: Retail Sales, Unemployment Claims, and Import Prices at 1:30 PM, Business Inventories at 3:00 PM, and Natural Gas Storage at 3:30 PM
  • Friday: CPI, and Manufacturing Index at 1:30 PM, Capacity Utilization Rate, and Industrial Production at 2:15 PM, and Consumer Sentiment, and Inflation Expectations at 2:55 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 five high volatility news releases. The US markets will probably experience significant volatility and price movement throughout this week.

Europe

  • Monday : France Industrial Production at 7:45 AM, and Switzerland Retail Sales at 8:15 AM
  • Tuesday : UK Retail Sales, and House Price Balance at 12:01 AM, France Budget Balance at 7:45 AM, and UK Trade Balance, and HPI at 9:30 AM
  • Wednesday : France CPI at 7:45 AM, Italy Industrial Production at 9:00 AM, UK Manufacturing Production, and Industrial Production at 9:30 AM, and UK GDP at ??:?? ?? (Unknown Time)
  • Thursday : Germany CPI at 7:00 AM, EU Industrial Production at 10:00 AM, EU Minimum Bid Rate at 12:45 PM, and EU Central Bank News Conference at 1:30 PM
  • Friday : Germany WPI at 7:00 AM, Switzerland PPI at 8:15 AM, and EU CPI, and Trade Balance, and UK Leading Index at 10:00 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 significant volatility and price movement throughout this week.

Asia

  • Monday : Australia Job Advertisements at 12:30 AM, China New Loans, and Money Supply at ??:?? ?? (Unknown Time), New Zealand Business Confidence at 9:00 PM, and Japan Bank Lending, Current Account, and Money Stock at 11:50 PM
  • Tuesday : Australia Home Loans at 12:30 AM, and Japan Economy Watchers' Sentiment at 5:00 AM
  • Wednesday : New Zealand Commodity Prices at 2:00 AM, Japan Machine Tool Orders at 6:00 AM, New Zealand Building Consents at 9:45 PM, and Japan Machinery Orders, and CGPI at 11:50 PM
  • Thursday : Australia Employment Change, and Unemployment Rate at 12:30 AM, Australia Business Confidence at ??:?? ?? (Unknown Time), and China Foreign Direct Investment at ??:?? ?? (Unknown Time)
  • 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 five high volatility news releases. The Asian markets will probably experience significant volatility and price movement throughout this week.
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