Market news
24.02.2021 04:50
Schedule for tomorrow, Wednesday, February 24, 2021
| Time | Country | Event | Period | Previous value | Forecast |
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| 00:30 (GMT) | Australia | Wage Price Index, y/y | Quarter IV | 1.4% | |
| 00:30 (GMT) | Australia | Wage Price Index, q/q | Quarter IV | 0.1% | |
| 00:30 (GMT) | Australia | Construction Work Done | Quarter IV | -2.6% | |
| 01:00 (GMT) | New Zealand | RBNZ Interest Rate Decision | 0.25% | ||
| 02:00 (GMT) | New Zealand | RBNZ Press Conference | |||
| 07:00 (GMT) | Germany | GDP (YoY) | Quarter IV | -4% | -3.9% |
| 07:00 (GMT) | Germany | GDP (QoQ) | Quarter IV | 8.5% | 0.1% |
| 09:00 (GMT) | Switzerland | Credit Suisse ZEW Survey (Expectations) | February | 43.2 | |
| 14:30 (GMT) | United Kingdom | BOE Gov Bailey Speaks | |||
| 15:00 (GMT) | U.S. | New Home Sales | January | 0.842 | 0.857 |
| 15:00 (GMT) | U.S. | Fed Chair Powell Testimony | |||
| 15:30 (GMT) | U.S. | Crude Oil Inventories | February | ||
| 15:30 (GMT) | U.S. | FOMC Member Brainard Speaks | |||
| 18:00 (GMT) | U.S. | FOMC Member Clarida Speaks |
24.02.2021 08:15
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Market focus
- U.S. consumer spending rises 2.4 percent in January, income surges 10 percent
- BoE's chief economist Haldane: We might see higher and more sustained rise in UK inflation than expected
- U.S. consumer sentiment slightly better than initially estimated in February
- Key events for next week: Eurozone, Britain, China and US PMI indices, RBA interest rate decision, Canada, Australia and Japan GDP, Eurozone and US unemployment rate, Canada and US trade balance
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| Pacific | Wellington | 19:00 | 04:00 | 22:00 | 07:00 | 22:00 | 07:00 |
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| Pacific | Sydney | 21:00 | 06:00 | 00:00 | 09:00 | 00:00 | 09:00 |
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| Asian | Tokyo | 23:00 | 08:00 | 02:00 | 11:00 | 02:00 | 11:00 |
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| Asian | Hong Kong, Singapore | 00:00 | 09:00 | 03:00 | 12:00 | 03:00 | 12:00 |
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| European | 06:00 | 15:00 | 09:00 | 18:00 | 9:00 | 18:00 | |
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| European | London | 07:00 | 16:00 | 10:00 | 19:00 | 10:00 | 19:00 |
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| American | New York | 12:00 | 21:00 | 15:00 | 00:00 | 15:00 | 00:00 |
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| American | Chicago | 13:00 | 22:00 | 16:00 | 01:00 | 16:00 | 01:00 |
