Economic Data Calls for December 19, 2019

by Kathy Lien Weekly Calendar Calls

Here’s what we are looking for in tomorrow’s economic reports (December 19, 2019) — Good Luck Trading!

1. AU Employment Change (19:30 ET) Bearish AUD — Potential downside surprise given weaker employment conditions in construction, services and manufacturing

2. Bank of Japan rate (00:00 ET) No Trade — No changes are expected but rate decisions could always deliver surprises

3. UK Retail Sales (04:30 ET) Bearish GBP — Potential downside surprise given sharp drop in retail sales and trade balance

4. Bank of England Rate Decision (07:00 ET) No Trade — Rate decisions are best traded reactively

5. US Philadelphia Fed & Existing Home Sales (08:30 & 10:00 ET) No Trade — Philly Fed should be weaker but housing data could be stronger

Economic Data Calls for November 19, 2019

by Kathy Lien Weekly Calendar Calls

Here’s what we are looking for in tomorrow’s economic reports (November 18, 2019) — Good Luck Trading!

1. CAD CPI (08:30 ET) Bullish CAD — We expect CPI to rise given uptick in price component of IVEY and recovery from last month’s decline

2.FOMC Miinutes (14:00 ET) No Trade — While minutes are difficult to trade, we are looking for more cautious tone from the Fed

Economic Data Calls for September 19, 2019

by Kathy Lien Weekly Calendar Calls

Here’s what we are looking for in tomorrow’s economic reports (Sept 19, 2019) — Good Luck Trading!

1. NZ Q2 GDP (18:45 ET) No Trade — Stronger trade balance offset by weaker retail sales

2. AU Employment (21:30 ET) No Trade — Stronger employment growth in services and construction offset by weakness in manufacturing

3. Bank of Japan Rate Decision (00:00 ET) No Trade — No changes expected from BoJ

4. Swiss National Bank Rate Decision (03:30 ET) No Trade — No changes expected from BoJ

5. UK Retail Sales (04:30 ET) Bearish GBP — Potential downside surprise given drop in BRC retail sales index

6. Bank of England Rate Decision (07:00 ET) No Trade — No changes expected from BoE

7. US Philadelphia Fed index and Existing Home Sales (08:30 & 10:00 ET) Bearish USD — Potential downside surprise given lower Empire State survey

Weekly Forex Trading Calendar for August 19, 2019

by Kathy Lien Weekly Calendar Calls

We have just posted our weekly news trading calendar for the week of August 19, 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.a

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Economic Data Calls for July 19, 2019

by Kathy Lien Weekly Calendar Calls

Here’s what we are looking for in tomorrow’s economic reports (July 19, 2019) — Good Luck Trading!

1. CAD Retail sales (08:30 ET) Bullish CAD — Potential upside surprise given rise in wholesale sales

2. US University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (10:00 ET) Bullish USD — Potential upside surprise as stocks hit a record high as the Fed talked rate cuts

Economic Data Calls for June 19, 2019

by Kathy Lien Weekly Calendar Calls

Here’s what we are looking for in tomorrow’s economic reports (June 19, 2019) — Good Luck Trading!

1. NZ Current Account (18:45 ET) Bullish NZD — Potential upside surprise as trade activity stabilized in Q1

2. UK CPI (04:30 ET) Bearish GBP — Potential downside surprise given slowdown inn price growth reported in services and manufacturing sectors

3. CAD CPI (08:30 ET) Bullish CAD — Potential upside surprise because prices increased according to IVEY PMI

4. Fed Rate Decision (14:00 ET) No Trade — Rate decisions are best traded reactively particularly since there’s alot of uncertainty

Economic Data Calls for March 19, 2019

by Kathy Lien Weekly Calendar Calls

Here’s what we are looking for in tomorrow’s economic reports (March 19, 2019) — Good Luck Trading!

1. RBA Minutes (20:30 ET) No Trade – We do not trade minutes but the RBA minutes are likely to be dovish

2. UK Claimant Count (05:30 ET) Bearish GBP – Potential downside surprise given sharp decline in employment conditions of PMI Services and Manufacturing.

3. German ZEW Survey (06:00 ET) Bearish EUR – Potential downside surprise given weaker industrial production and factory orders

Economic Data Calls for Dec 19, 2018

by Kathy Lien Weekly Calendar Calls

Here’s what we are looking for in tomorrow’s economic reports (Dec 18, 2018) — Good Luck Trading!

1. German PPI (02:00 NY Time) Bearish EUR – Potential for downside surprise as wholesale prices fell

2. UK CPI (04:30 NY Time) No trade – Shop prices increased according to BRC but inflation is falling globally

3. US Current Account Balance Q3 (08:30 NY Time) Bearish USD – Potential for downside surprise given weaker trade activity

4. CAD CPI (08:30 NY Time) Bearish CAD – Potential for downside surprise given sharp drop in price component of Ivey

5. US Existing home sales (10:00 NY Time) Bearish USD – Potential for downside surprise given rising interest rates

6. FOMC Rate Decision (14:00 NY Time) No trade – Super high volatility but Fed likely to be less hawkish

7. NZ TRADE BALANCE & Q3 GDP (16:45 NY Time) Bearish NZD – Potential for downside surprise given significantly weaker retail sales trade and weaker manufacturing activity