There will be a similarly low amount of high-impact news scheduled this week, compared to last week. There is central bank input expected from the Reserve Bank of Australia, as well as a smattering of other data.
The market will probably be most active on Tuesday and Thursday.
It will be a public holiday in most of the Western world on Monday, except in the United States.
U.S. Dollar
It will be a normally busy week for the greenback, beginning on Tuesday with a release of Building Permits data. Wednesday brings Crude Oil Inventories numbers. Thursday sees the release of the Philly Fed Manufacturing Index and Unemployment Claims, as well as a speech by the Treasury Secretary.
Australian Dollar
It will be a relatively light yet important week for the Aussie, with nothing due except the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes on Tuesday.
Chinese Yuan
There will be a release of GDP and Industrial Production data on Monday.
Japanese Yen
It will be a relatively light week for the Yen, with nothing due except for a speech by the Governor of the Bank of Japan on Monday.
British Pound
It will be a relatively light week for the Pound, starting on Thursday with the Governor of the Bank of England speaking at a Summit and at a Conference, followed on Friday by a release of Retail Sales data.
New Zealand Dollar
It will be a light week for the Kiwi, starting on Tuesday with a release of GDT Price Index data. On Thursday, we will get CPI numbers.
Canadian Dollar
It will be a very light week for the Loonie, with nothing due except CPI data on Friday.
