Get 40% Off
🤯 This Tech Portfolio is up 29% YTD! Join Now to Get April’s Top PicksGet The Picks – Just 99 USD

The Week Ahead: 5 Things to Watch on the Economic Calendar

Published 12/04/2016, 06:04 AM
Updated 12/04/2016, 06:04 AM
© Reuters.  5 things to watch on the economic calendar next week

© Reuters. 5 things to watch on the economic calendar next week

Investing.com - In the week ahead, central bank policy decisions will dominate the economic calendar, in a week that is light on major economic reports.

In the U.S., three Federal Reserve officials are due to speak, and their comments will be closely watched ahead of the upcoming Fed meeting on December 13-14.

The U.S. is also to release data from the ISM on service sector activity, as well as a report on consumer sentiment.

Investing.com has compiled a list of the five biggest events on the economic calendar that are most likely to affect the markets.

1. European Central Bank meeting

The ECB is to hold its final monetary policy meeting of 2016 on Thursday.

Analysts are not expecting to see any further changes to policy, but the banks post-policy meeting press conference with President Mario Draghi will be closely watched for indications that the ECB is considering extending its bond purchasing program beyond March of next year.

2. New York Fed head William Dudley to speak

NY Fed President William Dudley is to speak about the macroeconomic outlook on Monday in New York.

This speech is to be followed by speeches from Chicago Fed President Charles Evans and St. Louis Fed head James Bullard.

Market watchers will be paying close attention ahead of the Fed’s keenly anticipated policy announcement following its December 13-14th meeting.

3. U.S. non-manufacturing data

The Institute for Supply Management is scheduled to release its non-manufacturing PMI for November at 1000AM ET (1500GMT) Monday.

The index is expected to tick up to 55.4 from October's 54.8.

Also to watch in the U.S. next week is Friday’s preliminary reading on consumer sentiment for December from the University of Michigan.

4. Bank of Canada meeting

The BoC is expected to hold rates steady at its meeting on Wednesday after data on Friday showing that the economy added 10,700 jobs in November and the jobless rate fell to 6.8%.

In October, the bank kept rates unchanged but said that it had actively considered cutting for the third time in two years.

5. Reserve Bank of Australia meeting

The RBA is expected to keep interest rates on hold at record lows of 1.5% at its meeting on Tuesday, despite recent mixed economic reports.

Meanwhile, Wednesday’s data on third quarter growth is expected to show that the rate of growth slowed slightly.

Gross domestic product is expected to have grown by 0.3% in the three months to September, after expanding by 0.5% during the second quarter. Annual growth is expected to come in at 2.5%, down from 3.3% in the second quarter.

Stay up-to-date on all of this week's economic events by visiting: http://www.investing.com/economic-calendar/

Latest comments

Last weeks things to look out for was confirmation in why Technicals ignore the Fundamentals.
Risk Disclosure: Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.
Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website.
It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website.
Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers.
© 2007-2024 - Fusion Media Limited. All Rights Reserved.