Economic Data Calls for February 14, 2020

by Kathy Lien Weekly Calendar Calls

Here’s what we are looking for in tomorrow’s economic reports (February 14, 2020) — Good Luck Trading!

1. NZ Business PMI (16:30 ET) No Trade — Last month, trade balance improved despite PMI drop & that could be reflected this month

2. GE Q4 GDP (02:00 ET) Bearish EUR — Significantly weaker retail sales, trade balance also lower

3. EZ Q4 GDP and trade balance (05:00 ET) No Trade — Weaker French and GE trade balance. Since German GDP released same day, best traded reactively

4. US Retail Sales (08:30 ET) Bearish USD — Wage growth accelerated, albeit less than expected. Gas prices fell sharply so spending could miss.

5. US University of Michigan Sentiment Index (10:00 ET) Bearish USD — Coronavirus expected to take a toll on sentiment

Economic Data Calls for January 14, 2020

by Kathy Lien Weekly Calendar Calls

Here’s what we are looking for in tomorrow’s economic reports (January 14, 2020) — Good Luck Trading!

1. Chinese Trade Balance (00:00 ET) No Trade — Chinese data is notoriously difficult to predict but can be very market moving

2. US Consumer Price Index (08:30 ET) No Trade — Gas prices declined in December but factory prices were on the rise

Economic Data Calls for November 14, 2019

by Kathy Lien Weekly Calendar Calls

Here’s what we are looking for in tomorrow’s economic reports (November 14, 2019) — Good Luck Trading!

1. Japanese Q3 GDP (18:50 ET) Bearish JPY — Japanese GDP should be weaker but stronger retail sales offsets weaker trade balance

2. Australian Employment (19:30 ET) No Trade — Weaker labor market activity in manufacturing sector offsets strength in services

3. Chinese Industrial Production and Retail Sales (21:00 ET) No Trade — Chinese data is difficult to handicap but very market moving

4. GE and EZ Q3 GDP (02:00 & 05:00 ET) Bearish EUR — Q3 GDP likely to confirm that German economy is in “technical recession”

5. UK Retail Sales (08:30 ET) Bearish GBP — Likely to be weaker as BoE expresses concerns about consumer demand. CBI data mixed and GfK confidence down

6. US PPI (08:30 ET) Bullish USD — Potential upside surprise given rise in CPI in October

Economic Data Calls for October 14, 2019

by Kathy Lien Weekly Calendar Calls

Here’s what we are looking for in tomorrow’s economic reports (October 14, 2019) — Good Luck Trading!

1. NZ PMI Services (17:30 ET) Bearish NZD — No change in PMI manufacturing but economy in general expected to weaken with market looking for RBNZ to ease

2. EZ Industrial Production (05:00 ET) Bullish EUR — Rise in German IP signals stronger EZ data

Weekly Forex Trading Calendar for Week of October 14, 2019

by Kathy Lien Weekly Calendar Calls

We have just posted our weekly news trading calendar for the week of October 14, 2019. You can download the pdf and excel file by clicking on the Read More Link. These are soft biases on economic data and not trades that we directly trade or track like BK Swing and News.

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Economic Data Calls August 14, 2019

by Kathy Lien Weekly Calendar Calls

Here’s what we are looking for in tomorrow’s economic reports (August 14, 2019) — Good Luck Trading!

1. Chinese IP and Retail Sales (20:00 ET) No Trade — Chinese data is difficult to predict but weak numbers will be very worrisome

2. Q2 German GDP (02:00 ET) Bearish EUR — Between weaker retail sales and sharp drop in German ZEW, GDP growth may have slowed materially

3. UK CPI (04:30 ET) Bearish GBP — Potential downside surprise as PMIs report softer price growth

4. EZ Q2 GDP (05:00 ET) Bearish EUR — etween weaker retail sales and sharp drop in German ZEW, GDP growth may have slowed materially

Economic Data Calls for June 14, 2019

by Kathy Lien Weekly Calendar Calls

Here’s what we are looking for in tomorrow’s economic reports (June 14, 2019) — Good Luck Trading!

1. NZ Business PMI Report (18:30 ET) Bearish NZD – Potential downside surprise as NZ should feel the sting of lower dairy prices and slower Chinese growth

2. Chinese Industrial Production & Retail Sales (20:00 ET) No Trade – Chinese data can be very market moving but hard to predict

3. US Retail Sales (08:30 ET) No Trade – Gas prices fell in May but Redbook reported uptick in retail sales. Tough call this month because stocks also fell

4. US University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (10:00 ET) Bearish USD – Sell-off in stocks and deterioration in US-Sino relations signals weakness in sentiment

Economic Data Calls for May 14, 2019

by Kathy Lien Weekly Calendar Calls

Here’s what we are looking for in tomorrow’s economic reports (May 14, 2019) — Good Luck Trading!

1. GE CPI (02:00 ET) No Trade – Revisions are difficult to predict but changes will be market moving

2. UK Labor Data (04:30 ET) Bearish GBP – Potential downside surprise as service and manufacturing PMIs report weaker labor conditions

3. EZ Industrial Production & German ZEW (05:00 ET) Bullish EUR – Potential upside surprise given stronger German IP and green shoots in EZ economy

Economic Data Calls for Feb 14, 2019

by Kathy Lien Weekly Calendar Calls

Here’s what we are looking for in tomorrow’s economic reports (Feb 14, 2019) — Good Luck Trading!

1. Chinese Trade Balance (00:00 ET) No Trade – Chinese data is very market moving but hard to predict. Trade likely to be weaker though

2. Q4 German and EZ GDP (02:00 ET) Bearish EUR – Potential downside surprise given sharp drop in German and French retail sales

3. US Retail Sales and PPI (08:30 ET) No Trade – Earnings were stronger but CPI growth eased so tough call on retail sales this month

4. NZ PMI Manufacturing (16:30 ET) Bearish NZD – Potential downside surprise given recent deterioration in data which could weigh on sentiment

Economic Data Calls for Jan 14, 2019

by Kathy Lien Weekly Calendar Calls

Here’s what we are looking for in tomorrow’s economic reports (Jan 14, 2019) — Good Luck Trading!

1. Chinese Trade Balance (No set time) No Trade – Chinese data is very market moving but hard to forecas

2. EZ Industrial Production (05:00 NY Time) Bearish EUR – Potential for downside surprise given drop in German and French industrial production