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19 February 2021

23:38
Boston Fed president Rosengren: U.S. economy could face potentially difficult road ahead over the next few months
23:31
U.S. existing-home sales unexpectedly rise in January
23:12
U.S. private sector business activity expands strongly in February - IHS Markit's survey
23:00
U.S.: Existing Home Sales , January 6.69 (forecast 6.61)
22:45
U.S.: Services PMI, February 58.9 (forecast 57.6)
22:45
U.S.: Manufacturing PMI, February 58.5 (forecast 58.5)
22:35
U.S. Stocks open: Dow +0.25%, Nasdaq +0.42%, S&P +0.29%
22:27
Before the bell: S&P futures +0.49%, NASDAQ futures +0.67%
22:06
Richmond Fed president Barkin: I don't expect to see price pressure this year between base effects, fiscal spending and the use of excess savings
21:58
Wall Street. Stocks before the bell
21:55
Canada’s retail sales drop more than forecast in December
21:37
European session review: GBP mixed, as investors digest a batch of important economic data from UK
21:31
Canada: Retail Sales YoY, December 3.3%
21:30
Canada: Retail Sales ex Autos, m/m, December -4.1 (forecast -2%)
21:30
Canada: Retail Sales, m/m, December -3.4 (forecast -2.5%)
20:57
Euro zone: GDP expected to expand 5.2% in 2021 - UOB
20:38
UR/JPY: Weakness stays seen as corrective ahead of strength to 128.67/70 - Credit Suisse
20:17
BoE's MPC member Vlieghe: Negative rates could be needed later this year or into next year - Reuters
20:10
FOMC Minutes: Too early to talk about tapering - UOB
19:44
Company News: Deere (DE) quarterly results beat analysts’ expectations
19:39
NZD/USD: Clear close above 0.7254/69 to expose the crucial 0.7306/15 highs - Credit Suisse
19:32
Company News: Applied Materials (AMAT) quarterly results beat analysts’ forecasts
19:20
UK manufacturers’ order book balance improves more than forecast in February
19:00
United Kingdom: CBI industrial order books balance, February -24 (forecast -35)
18:41
Two factors could drive up oil prices by another $5 to $10 per barrel - JPMorgan
18:18
GBP/USD: Set to test post-Brexit referendum highs – MUFG
17:59
China to allow more investment abroad in 2021 - SAFE
17:46
UK service activity stabilises in February
17:30
United Kingdom: Purchasing Manager Index Manufacturing , February 54.9 (forecast 53.2)
17:30
United Kingdom: Purchasing Manager Index Services, February 49.7 (forecast 41)
17:16
Eurozone service sector weakening cushioned by manufacturing gains
17:00
Eurozone: Current account, unadjusted, bln , December 51.9
17:00
Eurozone: Manufacturing PMI, February 57.7 (forecast 54.3)
17:00
Eurozone: Services PMI, February 44.7 (forecast 45.9)
16:45
Germany: export-led manufacturing upturn continues to counterbalance services weakness in February
16:30
Germany: Manufacturing PMI, February 60.6 (forecast 56.5)
16:30
Germany: Services PMI, February 45.9 (forecast 46.5)
16:15
France: Services PMI, February 43.6 (forecast 47)
16:15
France: Manufacturing PMI, February 55 (forecast 51.4)
16:01
Asian session review: The dollar declined slightly against the major currencies
15:56
France's consumer price index rose in line with forecasts in January
15:45
France: CPI, y/y, January 0.6 (forecast 0.6%)
15:45
France: CPI, m/m, January 0.2 (forecast 0.2%)
15:30
Options levels on friday, February 19, 2021
15:30
Switzerland: Industrial Production (YoY), Quarter IV -3.8
15:20
Germany's producer price index rose more than expected in January
15:11
UK retail sales fell sharply in January
15:01
United Kingdom: Retail Sales (YoY) , January -5.9% (forecast -1.3%)
15:00
United Kingdom: Retail Sales (MoM), January -8.2 (forecast -2.5%)
15:00
Germany: Producer Price Index (YoY), January 0.9 (forecast 0.3%)
15:00
Germany: Producer Price Index (MoM), January 1.4 (forecast 0.8%)
10:30
Commodities. Daily history for Thursday, February 18, 2021
08:30
Japan: Nikkei Services PMI, February 45.8
08:30
Schedule for today, Friday, February 19, 2021
08:30
Japan: Manufacturing PMI, February 50.6
08:30
Australia: Retail Sales, January 0.6 (forecast 2%), M/M
08:15
Currencies. Daily history for Thursday, February 18, 2021
08:01
United Kingdom: Gfk Consumer Confidence, February -23
07:30
Japan: National Consumer Price Index, y/y, January -0.6
07:30
Japan: National CPI Ex-Fresh Food, y/y, January -0.6 (forecast -0.7%)
05:48
New Zealand: PPI Input (QoQ), Quarter IV 0.0%
05:45
New Zealand: PPI Output (QoQ) , Quarter IV 0.4
04:50
Schedule for tomorrow, Friday, February 19, 2021
04:00
DJIA -0.31% 31,516.23 -96.79 Nasdaq -0.67% 13,871.62 -93.88 S&P -0.39% 3,915.88 -15.45
01:00
European stocks closed: FTSE 100 6,617.15 -93.75 -1.40% DAX 13,886.93 -22.34 -0.16% CAC 40 5,728.33 -37.51 -0.65%
00:07
EIA’s report reveals a bigger-than-anticipated drop in U.S. crude oil inventories
00:00
U.S.: Crude Oil Inventories, February -7.258 (forecast -2.429)

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Session	Financial Centres	UTC/GMT OpenClose		EET OpenClose		Local Time OpenClose
Pacific	Wellington	19:00	04:00	22:00	07:00	22:00	07:00
Session	Financial Centres	UTC/GMT OpenClose		EET OpenClose		Local Time OpenClose
Pacific	Sydney	21:00	06:00	00:00	09:00	00:00	09:00
Session	Financial Centres	UTC/GMT OpenClose		EET OpenClose		Local Time OpenClose
Asian	Tokyo	23:00	08:00	02:00	11:00	02:00	11:00
Session	Financial Centres	UTC/GMT OpenClose		EET OpenClose		Local Time OpenClose
Asian	Hong Kong, Singapore	00:00	09:00	03:00	12:00	03:00	12:00
Session	Financial Centres	UTC/GMT OpenClose		EET OpenClose		Local Time OpenClose
European	Frankfurt, Zurich, Paris	06:00	15:00	09:00	18:00	9:00	18:00
Session	Financial Centres	UTC/GMT OpenClose		EET OpenClose		Local Time OpenCloseе
European	London	07:00	16:00	10:00	19:00	10:00	19:00
Session	Financial Centres	UTC/GMT OpenClose		EET OpenClose		Local Time OpenClose
American	New York	12:00	21:00	15:00	00:00	15:00	00:00
Session	Financial Centres	UTC/GMT OpenClose		EET OpenClose		Local Time OpenClose
American	Chicago	13:00	22:00	16:00	01:00	16:00	01:00