Economic Data Calls for April 17, 2019

Here’s what we are looking for in tomorrow’s economic reports (April 16, 2019) — Good Luck Trading!

1. NZ CPI (18:45 ET) Bullish NZD -- Potential upside surprise given stronger food & commodity prices in Q1

2. Chinese Q1 GDP and Retail Sales (22:00 ET) No Trade -- Chinese data is very market moving but hard to predict

3. EZ Current account (04:00 ET) Bearish EUR -- Potential downside because of weaker German & French current account balance

4. UK CPI (04:30 ET) Bullish GBP -- Potential upside given rise in BRC shop price index

5. EZ Trade Balance & CPI (05:00 ET) Bullish EUR -- Potential upside given rise German & French trade balances

6. CAD CPI and Trade Balance (08:30 ET) Bullish CAD -- Potential upside given rise in IVEY PMI

7. US Trade Balance (08:30 ET) Bullish USD -- Potential upside given rise in manufacturing ISM

8. US Fed Beige Book (14:00 ET) No Trade -- Reports are hard to predict and best traded reactively
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