Main occasions and releases scheduled this week

With the markets shifting sideways as we head towards the brand new buying and selling day, what can we look ahead to this week on the financial launch and occasion calendar?

Tuesday, Jan 16:

• 2:00 am: GBP – Claimant Depend Change (Forecast: 18.1K, Earlier: 16.0K)
• 2:00 am: GBP – Common Earnings Index 3m/y (Precise: 6.8%, Forecast: 7.2%)
• 8:30 am: CAD – CPI m/m (Forecast: -0.3%, Earlier: 0.1%)
  • CAD: Median CPI y/y (Forecast: 3.3%, Earlier: 3.4%)
  • CAD: Trimmed CPI y/y (Forecast: 3.4%, Earlier: 3.5%)
  • CAD – Frequent CPI y/y (Forecast: 3.8%, Earlier: 3.9%)
• 8:30 am USD: Empire State Manufacturing Index (Precise: -4.9, Earlier: -14.5)
• 10:00 am: GBP – BOE Gov Bailey Speaks
• 9:00 pm: CNY – Industrial Manufacturing y/y (Precise: 6.8%, Earlier: 6.6%)

Wednesday, Jan 17:

• 2:00 am: GBP – CPI y/y (Precise: 3.8%, Earlier: 3.9%)
• 8:30 am: USD – Core Retail Gross sales m/m (Forecast: 0.2%, Earlier: 0.2%)
• 8:30 AM: USD: Retail Gross sales m/m (Forecast: 0.4%, Earlier: 0.3%)
• 7:30 pm: AUD – Employment Change (Forecast: 15.4K, Earlier: 61.5K)
• 7:30 pm AUD: Unemployment Charge (Precise: 3.9%, Earlier: 3.9%)

Thursday, Jan 18:

• 8:30 am GMT: USD – Unemployment Claims (Forecast: 204K, Earlier: 202K)

Friday, Jan 19:

• 2:00 am: GBP – Retail Gross sales m/m (Forecast: -0.5%, Earlier: 1.3%)
• 10:00 am: USD – Prelim UoM Client Sentiment (Forecast: 69.3, Earlier: 69.74)
• 8:30 am: CAD – Core Retail Gross sales m/m (Forecast: -0.1%, Earlier: 0.6%), Retail Gross sales m/m (Forecast: 0.0%, Earlier: 0.7%)
• 10:00 am: USD – Present Dwelling Gross sales (Forecast: 3.83M, Earlier: 3.82M), Prelim UoM Inflation Expectations (Earlier: 3.1%)

Some supplemental or much less necessary financial releases and occasions scheduled this week:

Tuesday, Jan 16:

• 9:00 pm: CNY – GDP q/y (Forecast: 5.3%, Earlier: 4.9%), Retail Gross sales y/y (Forecast: 8.1%, Earlier: 10.1%)

Wednesday, Jan 17:

• WEF Annual Conferences
• 9:15 am: USD – Industrial Manufacturing m/m (Forecast: -0.1%, Earlier: 0.2%)
• 10:15 am: EUR – ECB President Lagarde Speaks

Thursday, Jan 18:

• WEF Annual Conferences
• 5:30 am: CHF – SNB Chairman Jordan Speaks
• 8:30 am: USD – Constructing Permits (Precise: 1.47M, Forecast: 1.47M), Philly Fed Manufacturing Index (Forecast: -6.9, Earlier: -10.5)
• 10:15 am: EUR – ECB President Lagarde Speaks

Friday, Jan 19:

• WEF Annual Conferences
• 5:00 am: EUR – ECB President Lagarde Speaks

This text was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.