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09.05.2025

Key events of the coming week: UK and Australia unemployment rate, US and Germany CPI, UK, eurozone and Japan GDP, US retail sales, US producer prices

Monday, May 12

At 05:00 GMT, Japan will publish an index of the current situation from Eco Watchers for April. At 18:00 GMT, in the US, the monthly budget report for April will be released. At 23:50 GMT, Japan will present a Bank of Japan summary of opinions.

Tuesday, May 13

At 00:30 GMT, Australia will publish the Westpac consumer confidence index for May. At 01:30 GMT, Australia will present the National Australia Bank's business confidence index for April. At 06:00 GMT, the UK will announce changes in the number of applications for unemployment benefits for April, the average wage and the unemployment rate for March. At 09:00 GMT, Germany and the eurozone will publish the ZEW Institute's business sentiment index for May. At 12:30 GMT, in the US, the consumer price index for April will be released. At 15:00 GMT, the Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey will deliver a speech. At 20:30 GMT, the United States will present the report of the American Petroleum Institute (API) on oil reserves for the past week. At 22:45 GMT, New Zealand will publish data on the visitor arrivals for March. At 23:50 GMT, Japan will announce a change in the producer price index for April.

Wednesday, May 14

At 01:30 GMT, Australia will announce a change in the wage price index for the 1st quarter. At 06:00 GMT, Germany will publish the consumer price index for April. At 12:00 GMT, OPEC's monthly oil market report will be released. At 12:30 GMT, Canada will provide data on building permits for March. At 14:30 GMT, the United States will present a report on oil reserves for the past week. At 22:45 GMT, New Zealand will publish the food price index for April.

Thursday, May 15

At 01:00 GMT, Australia will announce a change in consumer inflation expectations for May. At 01:30 GMT, Australia will announce changes in the unemployment rate and the number of people employed for April. At 06:00 GMT, the UK will present data on GDP and business investment for the 1st quarter, as well as on the trade balance, manufacturing production and industrial production for March. At 06:30 GMT, Switzerland will publish the producer and import price index for April. At 06:45 GMT, France will announce a change in the consumer price index for April. At 09:00 GMT, the eurozone will publish data on GDP and employment for the 1st quarter, as well as a report on industrial production for March. At 12:15 GMT, Canada will present a report on housing starts for April. At 12:30 GMT, Canada will release data on manufacturing and wholesale sales for March. At the same time, the US will release: the NY empire state manufacturing index for May, the producer price index for April, statistics on initial applications for unemployment benefits for the past week and retail sales data for April. At 12:40 GMT, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell will deliver a speech. At 13:15 GMT, the United States will announce a change in industrial production for April. At 14:00 GMT, in the United States, the NAHB housing market index for May and the business inventories report for March will be released. At 23:50 GMT, Japan will publish GDP data for the 1st quarter.

Friday, May 16

At 03:00 GMT, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand will publish data on inflation expectations for the 2nd quarter. At 04:30 GMT, Japan will present a report on industrial production for March. At 05:30 GMT, France will report the unemployment rate for the 1st quarter. At 06:30 GMT, Switzerland will announce a change in industrial production for the 1st quarter. At 09:00 GMT, the eurozone will publish data on the trade balance for March. At 12:30 GMT, Canada will report on the volume of foreign securities purchases for March. Also at 12:30 GMT, in the United States, data on the number of building permits, the number of housing starts and the import price index for April will be released. At 14:00 GMT, the United States will publish the Michigan consumer sentiment index for May. At 17:00 GMT, in the United States, the Baker Hughes report on active oil platforms for the past week will be released.

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